Hello all!
I currently have a 125 gallon reef tank with a 30 gallon refugium. The tank has been running for close to a year, and I haven't had very many problems. The refugium, however is new, and I've been reading various things about filtration. I don't have a skimmer yet (a salesman at my LFS told me I didn't need one... I have sense switched stores).
I am currently running my tank with a canister filter, in addition to my refugium; and I would like to know if I really need my canister filter... Or if anyone has an idea that is better than a canister filter.
This is what I was thinking about (based on what I have been reading) :
No canister filter.
Protein Skimmer and put a bag of carbon in my overflow box to the fuge.
I heard the live rock and coral would act as my bio filter, the carbon/fuge will help with waste... And the skimmer would help with lowering my nitrates and nitrites.
I'm pretty nervous about doing this... But I really hate cleaning out the canister filter. Cleaning that thing out is borderline torture.
If anyone has any other suggestions I would appreciate it!
Thanks in advance!
I currently have a 125 gallon reef tank with a 30 gallon refugium. The tank has been running for close to a year, and I haven't had very many problems. The refugium, however is new, and I've been reading various things about filtration. I don't have a skimmer yet (a salesman at my LFS told me I didn't need one... I have sense switched stores).
I am currently running my tank with a canister filter, in addition to my refugium; and I would like to know if I really need my canister filter... Or if anyone has an idea that is better than a canister filter.
This is what I was thinking about (based on what I have been reading) :
No canister filter.
Protein Skimmer and put a bag of carbon in my overflow box to the fuge.
I heard the live rock and coral would act as my bio filter, the carbon/fuge will help with waste... And the skimmer would help with lowering my nitrates and nitrites.
I'm pretty nervous about doing this... But I really hate cleaning out the canister filter. Cleaning that thing out is borderline torture.
If anyone has any other suggestions I would appreciate it!
Thanks in advance!