six2sevenproductions
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hello, I'm sure this must be somewhere on the forums but i didn't see it. I have a 60g tank with about 55 lbs of live rock. I have an old marineland HOB biofilter but now with the metal halides hanging from above, the filter is an eyesore. not really an eyesore but everything looks so smooth looking. I have a sump that cannot accommodate the filter but the sump does include a protein skimmer and bio-balls. I removed the cartridge in the filter and it was clean as new but full of amphipods. I think i disturbed their home. can I do without the filter?