saywill
Aquarium Advice Activist
I am thinking about changing my filtration. I currently have an Emperor 400 in place, along with a protein skimmer for my 55 gallon. I would like to change it to a canister, any ideas?
It provides more water volume(solution to pollution is dilution), a refugium can easily be incorporated into the design providing nutrient removal and a natural food source for fish/coral and more stable PH(pods, worms, etc breed in the fuge and supply the tank food also LR can be added here w/out cluttering the display). Also overflows are great at keeping the water surface clean and getting the dirtiest water right to the skimmer, making your skimmer work more efficiently. Hiding equipment and getting some PH's out of the display is the icing on the cake. IME all that HOB equipment introduces micro-bubbles to the display, which I absolutely hate, as well.PrettyFishies said:if you decided to get one. Other than that, all it does is move water which is what your emperor does.