Non sump filtration advise?

sredzins · May 28, 2013

I am in able to have a sump because I don't have the room and would like to know what is the best filtration. I have a refugium with chemical pure elite and aquamaxx hob skimmer. My next purchase will be a phosban 150. What else can I add to keep the water free of excess nutrients?

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Dowtish · May 28, 2013

A bag of purigen will work well too.

sredzins · May 28, 2013

I will try that. How about a canister? I know they are problematic, but I was looking at the fluval g series and they seem easy to clean and replace media

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jservedio · May 28, 2013

You can run a canister filter no problem. They are great to use as a "Media Rector" with bagged medias. As long as you take out the sponges they will be fine. Also, they can be had really, really cheaply. I used to run a Fluval 205 before I got my sump and real media reactor to run GAC and GFO. Some people put polishing pads in them too (but they need to be cleaned/replaced every week).

If you leave the sponges in there - they will become nitrate factories and will cause more problems than they solve.

sredzins · May 28, 2013

I used to run a hob fluvial filter and the sponge pad caught a lot of crud. Would you keep the biological ceramic media they come with?

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Mcreefer · May 28, 2013

Just do large water changes with correct temp and salinity. All other methods are just was to prolong the water change. Not that they don't work but I'm a firm believer in the water change method. Reef builders had a rant on it recently.

sredzins · May 28, 2013

I just read that article, I want to combine the filtration that is supposed to prolong a water change while doing weekly 10% water changes to get the best water quality possible.

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