help selecting canister filter
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sorry, but a Wet/Dry filter is a type of filter that uses a biological medium that is not always or completely submersed, in theory it allows more benefical bacteria to grow.
heres a link
http://www.aquatic-marvels.com/media/wet-dry-125Thumb.jpg
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heres a link
http://www.aquatic-marvels.com/media/wet-dry-125Thumb.jpg
cheers
-Java
A wet/dry in many applications is rather overkill. Few people use them except for very serious hobbyists, and yet they maintain amazingly healthy ecosystems. I might dare go as far as to say that they have no practicaly use at all in anything less than an extremely serious reef or other specialty system.
I'd suggest the Fluval or Rena. I'm using an XP2 by itself on my 55g Amazon and it's doing a-ok. Couple that with a HOB and you're probably going be very much in the pink.
I'd suggest the Fluval or Rena. I'm using an XP2 by itself on my 55g Amazon and it's doing a-ok. Couple that with a HOB and you're probably going be very much in the pink.
Not only would I agree with that, (I was just avoiding the flames) but I would venture to say that they are utterly pointless in any scenario. And I think anyone who would argue against that is just going by what they have been told and not what they have experienced.
There is only so much bacteria that one needs to maintain a healthy tank. And there is more than enough surface area to do that without a wet/dry system. If you need any more bacteria than that, it's because your tank is overcrowded - and that's already a bad thing anyway. So yes, wet/dry IMHO is pointless. Just another fancy bell and whistle type of deal that makes overserious fish geeks feel superior to the "peasants" like us who have gotten by more than perfectly fine with good old standard filtration.
There is only so much bacteria that one needs to maintain a healthy tank. And there is more than enough surface area to do that without a wet/dry system. If you need any more bacteria than that, it's because your tank is overcrowded - and that's already a bad thing anyway. So yes, wet/dry IMHO is pointless. Just another fancy bell and whistle type of deal that makes overserious fish geeks feel superior to the "peasants" like us who have gotten by more than perfectly fine with good old standard filtration.
