johnny deluxe
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I picked up a 150 gallon tank to replace my fish only 75 gallon, i now find myself with 2 wet drys and 2 skimmers, i dont have live rock..is there any pus to running both filters?
thanks
JD
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JD
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marrone
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There is no problem running both. Also you don't need live rock as a filter, specially in a Fowlr or FO tank.
You can run both Wet/dry filters and both skimmer if you want but what is best is to run one skimmer that is right for your size tank. If the skimmer that you have are under sized for your tank then you can always sell them and use the money to get a bigger skimmer. The same goes for the Wet/dry.
You can run both Wet/dry filters and both skimmer if you want but what is best is to run one skimmer that is right for your size tank. If the skimmer that you have are under sized for your tank then you can always sell them and use the money to get a bigger skimmer. The same goes for the Wet/dry.
marrone
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By running the wet/dry filter your going to have either bio-balls or some type of media in the filter. The bacteria that is needed will grow in there. Some people also run bio-wheels on there filters which give them the nesscary bacteria. On 2 of my tanks I run eheim wet/dry cainster filters and the bacteria is in both filters. Your going to get higher nitrates by doing it this way, as the bacteria in live rock will help to elminate some of the nitrates, but since it's a FO tank your not as concerned about nitrates as the fish can handle them better than corals can. Also a skimmer will help reduce waste and lower nitrates.
Remember since this is a FO or Fowlr tank you shouldn't apply reef tank prinicpals to it.
Remember since this is a FO or Fowlr tank you shouldn't apply reef tank prinicpals to it.
Is the 150 reef ready? (overflows, drilled, etc)
The only advantage of LR is it contributes to bio filtration but is NOT a single source for it in most cases. That and it looks good...
For any FO/FOWLR you really need a protein skimmer. Whether you run one larger unit or two smaller ones as long as the bioload is kept up with you are fine.
As for the wet/dry's, you can look and see what the recommended gallonage of bio balls are for 150 gallons but I seem to recall about 3-4 gallons will do it for most stocking levels. Again, if you get that from one larger filter or two smaller ones isn't important. (maybe a bit of extra plumbing effort)
Also keep in mind that water changes are always an option/necessity. Just keep an eye on water parameters and when you see them start to slip do the change. Soon you'll figure out what water change schedule is par for your bioload.
Hope this helps...
The only advantage of LR is it contributes to bio filtration but is NOT a single source for it in most cases. That and it looks good...
For any FO/FOWLR you really need a protein skimmer. Whether you run one larger unit or two smaller ones as long as the bioload is kept up with you are fine.
As for the wet/dry's, you can look and see what the recommended gallonage of bio balls are for 150 gallons but I seem to recall about 3-4 gallons will do it for most stocking levels. Again, if you get that from one larger filter or two smaller ones isn't important. (maybe a bit of extra plumbing effort)
Also keep in mind that water changes are always an option/necessity. Just keep an eye on water parameters and when you see them start to slip do the change. Soon you'll figure out what water change schedule is par for your bioload.
Hope this helps...
