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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / May 2006Sump - Do you still need a cannister filter?
Just wondering really as i have a 125 gallon main tank (uk gallons) and a 35G sump with wet/dry and a skimmer is there really any need for a cannister filter? I have live rock in the main display and in the sump refugium also with a caulerpa bed for nutrient absorpsion. Hmmm. Stocking is currently 3 cleaner shrimp, 1 Atlantic anemone (think it's atlantic still trying to identify), 12 hermit crabs 1/2 red leg other 1/2 levimanus, 8 turbo snails and a common clown. No, there's no need for a cannister filter. Wayne Sallee Wayne's Pets Wayne@WaynesPets.com dave wrote on 5/15/2006 5:43 PM: > Just wondering really as i have a 125 gallon main tank (uk gallons) and a > 35G sump with wet/dry and a skimmer is there really any need for a cannister [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > atlantic still trying to identify), 12 hermit crabs 1/2 red leg other 1/2 > levimanus, 8 turbo snails and a common clown. > Just wondering really as i have a 125 gallon main tank (uk gallons) and a > 35G sump with wet/dry and a skimmer is there really any need for a cannister [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > atlantic still trying to identify), 12 hermit crabs 1/2 red leg other 1/2 > levimanus, 8 turbo snails and a common clown. I would say that you don't need the canister at all, the only reason to use it is for carbon or other chemical media. Also on your sump, I would suggest removing the wet/dry portion of the sump also. If you have enough live rock you do not need any extra filtration other than the skimmer plus you have a fuge with algae filter so you are set. Kim Thanks for the advice, only have 15KG of live rock at the moment so will keep the wet/dry in place until i have managed to aquire enough rock to remove it! >> Just wondering really as i have a 125 gallon main tank (uk gallons) and a >> 35G sump with wet/dry and a skimmer is there really any need for a [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Kim Dave, Depending on how long you plan to use the canister until you have enough LR, you just MIGHT be fighting a losing battle against NO3- buildup. Since you have a very low bioload now in relation to your tank volume, I would suggest you just remove all biological and mechanical media in the canister, and as Kim mentioned, just use it for chemical adsorption purposes - carbon, NO3- resins, Rowaphos, etc. Roger > Thanks for the advice, only have 15KG of live rock at the moment so will > keep the wet/dry in place until i have managed to aquire enough rock to > remove it! |
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