dlwn88
Aquarium Advice Activist
So I upgraded from a 40g to a 75g three weeks ago, nearly a month now and I wanted to know your guy's opinion on my filtration, wondering if I have room to make changes for improvement/adjustments.
Right now I have an overflow box rated for 400gph that flows down to a wet/dry trickle filter/sump. It currently has bio balls but I will likely make the switch over to live rock pieces later on, or just clean the bio balls often In there is also a protein skimmer in there that skims the water after it trickles down.
Then I also have a RENA XP3 setup as well, the ones rated for a 175g. Now I know you can technically never have enough filtration, but I'm wondering if having the extra XP3 is worth it. The tank is always crystal clear, no issues, but I've read about some issues when using a canister filter. I guess the only benefit it has right now is additional filtration, it didn't come with a lot of the bio stars or whatever they are so it's probably not doing a whole lot as far as a bio filter.
I'm wondering if I should just remove it and put a water pump/powerhead in place out the xp3 outlet. Is this a good idea? Or should I just leave it?
Right now I have an overflow box rated for 400gph that flows down to a wet/dry trickle filter/sump. It currently has bio balls but I will likely make the switch over to live rock pieces later on, or just clean the bio balls often In there is also a protein skimmer in there that skims the water after it trickles down.
Then I also have a RENA XP3 setup as well, the ones rated for a 175g. Now I know you can technically never have enough filtration, but I'm wondering if having the extra XP3 is worth it. The tank is always crystal clear, no issues, but I've read about some issues when using a canister filter. I guess the only benefit it has right now is additional filtration, it didn't come with a lot of the bio stars or whatever they are so it's probably not doing a whole lot as far as a bio filter.
I'm wondering if I should just remove it and put a water pump/powerhead in place out the xp3 outlet. Is this a good idea? Or should I just leave it?