canister filters on a reef tank

[Groovyg]

Anyone runng canisters on there reef tank i got 90 gallon on 2 700gph with sterlizers

if so what are you using as media

do you even need media on a mature tank?

I had the filter deciding on switch to a sump or not

 

[shwareefer]

I do but just to help keep some nitrates available. I just run a stack of foam inserts in an ehiem 2213 and clean it almost never. I could throw carbon in there but a canister is not as user friendly as a HOB or internal filter for quick changing carbon.

People certainly run traditionally fresh water filters instead of a sump on reef tanks with success but generally are softy LPS tanks.

 

[LuizW13]

MikeyMikeMike on youtube runs a canister filter and his reef looks great. He's here on R2R somewhere

 

[AVVITT]

MikeyMikeMike on youtube runs a canister filter and his reef looks great. He's here on R2R somewhere

Yeah I saw that video. To be fair though, he has got a very easy to clean filter but I also run a canister alongside my sump and the canister can get mucky but even though I have to take mine apart, if say 20 minutes from start to finish twice a week is ok by me

 

[Brymac1]

I ran a canister on my 46 gallon reef along with a HOB skimmer and fuge for 4 years. I ran filter floss and chemipure blue in it, no bio media. I’ll be honest I let it go a very long time between cleanings and still had to battle to keep nutrients up.

 

[Calm Blue Ocean]

When I used a cannister on my 46 bow I used everything it came with. Biomedia, sponges, filter floss. Squeezed in a bag of carbon once after using fluconazole for bryopsis. Cleaned the whole thing thoroughly once a week including giving the biomedia a quick rinse in tank water.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

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