Need a Saltwater Filtration Opinion

supra1997

supra1997

Large Fish
#1
Feb 16, 2008
270
0
0
43
Oceanside, CA
www.rdubphoto.com
#1
Ok so I have my 29gal setup and going now. I have a AquaC Remora w/maxijet 1200, and 35lbs of live rock. I was wondering, should I add a smaller penguin Bio-wheel (with the bio wheel removed of course) to help with the big chunks in the water? I can also add activated carbon to the filter to help with the water quality. It just seems that when I had a small algae breakout after my recent cycle, that when I scraped the dust-like green algae off the glass and it went into the water, there was nothing to really help filter it out. Would the filter even do anything considering I have a skimmer as well?

Any thoughts?

Thanks
 

S.Reef

S.Reef

Superstar Fish
#2
Dec 1, 2003
1,830
0
0
36
Michigan
#2
you could run a small power filter with just floss and carbon for mechanical and chemical filtration...just make sure to keep up maintenance on it
 

Lorna

Lorna

Elite Fish
#4
Mar 3, 2005
3,082
4
0
NE Indiana
#4
personally I think it is for the most part a waste of time as the skimmer will pull out most of any particles provided they are small enough to get into it....
 

M

MatthewLaw

Large Fish
#6
Jun 29, 2008
490
0
0
PA
#6
i dont mean to hijack this thread but i have a biowheel 350 in my 50g tank along with an Aqua C Remora with mj1200.

it appears that having the biowheels is not a good idea, therefore while i remove them from the aquarium, is it appropriate to remove them both simultaenously? or will this cause a shock to the tank. (this is a 50g tank with 60+ lbs of LR and 20 lbs of live sand)
 

R

rcjester

Small Fish
#9
Dec 1, 2008
21
0
0
Columbus, Ohio
www.jesterscap.us
#9
A few years ago (before I moved and had to sell my tanks), I had a 55g Saltwater with approx. 60lbs of live rock. I actually used a AquaC Remora skimmer with a maxijet1200 and also a Penguin 350 HOB with carbon and no bio-wheel and my tank was always crystal clear. As long as you have a good balance in the tank and you cycled it properly you really shouldn't have any problems. My skimmer did a great job getting all the small particles and protein out of the water where the carbon filter did a great job balancing the filter to help with any algae or ammonia spikes that happened.
 

M

MatthewLaw

Large Fish
#10
Jun 29, 2008
490
0
0
PA
#10
wow that sounds just like my case!! I am using the Marineland 350 and blue carbon pads.

tank was slowly cycled and has been up since the end of September, very stable (knock on wood).
 

You must log in or register to reply here.