New Tank

[teamera]

I currently have an 85 gallon tank just ordered a 240 gallon with 4 Metal Halide 400wt plan on using only 3 i have a protien skimmer and a 1/2 gallon cooler for this tank.

What do you guys recomend for filtration a wet dry or 30 gallon sump with a sock and sugestions would be appreciated.

JGA

 

[whiteshark]

A big fuge. Don't get a wet/dry trickle filter, live rock does just as good a job. Also, trickle filters become a nitrate factory. I have one that is 6 years old and i'm getting ready to chuck the bio balls and convert the filter to a fuge.

 

[TheFlyingTang]

You don't need any filtration if you have a good skimmer. My nitrates are zero now that I got rid of the bio-balls and crushed coral.

Filtration will remove pods, which you really want.

If you still need a polisher just put some filter pads in for a few hours and then chuck them.

 

[whiteshark]

Yes, but a fuge has many advantages. Besides keeping nitrates and phopshates low, it provides a source of food for tangs (macro algae) and a safe haven for pods to grow. I think they are worth it.