hey ok im totaly lost now. I have 55lbs of live rock, and a 2 1/2 inch live sand bed in my 29g tank and have a marineland 300 filter but I dont have a sump. SO do i need to take the filter back or keep it? I have 2 maxi-jet 900's and was fixin to order 2 more but 1200's so will that be enough or what? please help
do i need a filter?
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
I would say to keep the filter unless you get a protein skimmer. A protein skimmer is the best way to go anyways, but I wouldn't remove the filter unless you replace it with some other type of filtration.
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
A lot of people have good success with the Aqua C Remora, this is just second-hand info though.
Get rid of the filter. I would get instead a fluidized bed filter such is sold for use of phosban and a small pump to go with it. It can be used more effectively with carbon and phosphate removers than a typical HOB filter or canister filter, or a bag of media in a sump. It will also accept usage of any other filter media you might need to use. Just use it when it is needed, other wise it can sit out of the way. It would be a very good idea to try to get a Skimmer though. Your nitrates will build up much slower with a skimmer, and your future problems with algae will be lessened in number and severity both. A good skimmer is usually the highest equipment expense except lights taht most reefers experience. No good skimmer is cheap. Shoot, even bad ones are not cheap.
