Recife eco40

[tmmccloud]

Hi guys, I tried searching for these answers first but it seems this particular AIO tank is less popular so less info out there. I came into a Recife Eco40 tank all stock and it's in my garage waiting for me to clean it all up and put it back together. Had a few questions mostly related to the filtration. It has 4 filter boxes with assorted materials in them, all of which would need replaced. Am I correct in thinking I could use https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/aquatop-40-recife-aio-media-basket.803187/
and just put carbon in the filter sock with some GFO with a filter floss above it to accomplish the same thing and lose all those media boxes? Or does the GFO and Carbon go after the protein skimmer? Thanks all!!

 

[AutumnReefs]

Never put carbon in a filter sock (uness you mean bag). It will get nasty and clogged way too soon before its actual lifespans is up. GFO needs to be in a reactor or mixed something like 1/3 gfo 2/3 carbon in a bag. Where they are in realtion to the skimmer doesnt matter. The mainm thing is to have your floss or filter pads before any other filter media.