Marines_Wife
Reef enthusiast
Ok so here is where I am at.....
I have a 30 gal bowfront that I am making a reef tank. Lights I have covered but filtering I am still working on. So let me tell you where I am at here so you all can help me out:
I cant do a sump due to size restrictions and a baby running around the house I am sure will do more damage then not to something easily accesable so for now I have opted to go with a canister filter. Now the canister filter I am going with has removable media trays that you can fill with the media of your choice. Now I do already have a skimmer going with the tank. One of the people at my LFS says DEFINITELY get a canister filter with a UV sterilizer on it, but one of my friends who is an avid reefer and use to work at this same store says he doesnt really think it is necessary.
I want to do right by my tank from the start, so I would like your opinions on the matter. I have considered a HOB refugium however because I have a daughter who likes to touch and shake things, I would like for anything I get to be safely out behind the door of my tank stand.
Let me know :) I just want to know which one to buy Thanks in advance!
I have a 30 gal bowfront that I am making a reef tank. Lights I have covered but filtering I am still working on. So let me tell you where I am at here so you all can help me out:
I cant do a sump due to size restrictions and a baby running around the house I am sure will do more damage then not to something easily accesable so for now I have opted to go with a canister filter. Now the canister filter I am going with has removable media trays that you can fill with the media of your choice. Now I do already have a skimmer going with the tank. One of the people at my LFS says DEFINITELY get a canister filter with a UV sterilizer on it, but one of my friends who is an avid reefer and use to work at this same store says he doesnt really think it is necessary.
I want to do right by my tank from the start, so I would like your opinions on the matter. I have considered a HOB refugium however because I have a daughter who likes to touch and shake things, I would like for anything I get to be safely out behind the door of my tank stand.
Let me know :) I just want to know which one to buy Thanks in advance!