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LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	Can someone give me and idea for some good filtration thqats inexpensive for my 29 Gal FOWLR.....ive heard HOB's arent good filtration for SW tanks.
Posted 12-Jun-2009 10:25
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	30+ lbs of live rock and a koralia 2 is a good start. I'd personally use a coralife super skimmer 65 or the octopus HOB protein skimmer. Both will make your life A LOT easier. You can use a HOB filter for running chemical media like carbon, phosguard, or purigen. HTH -matt Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 12-Jun-2009 22:54
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	thanks alot...i was thinking of using the HI Q filter
Posted 14-Jun-2009 09:24
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	No problem....not sure what the Hi Q filter is. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 14-Jun-2009 23:21
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	Its supposed to be a filter that makes doing water changes not necessary for months at a time....and keeps all of your water levels exactly where they need to be
Posted 15-Jun-2009 08:45
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	You can check it out at hiq-usa.com
Posted 15-Jun-2009 08:46
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	How exactly does that powerhead work....do you just plud and air pump into it or what.... Alot of people have tols me using 30 pounds of lives rock and a skimmer would be fine but i just dont see how that would keep my water where it needed to be.....everyone made it sound like saltwater was near impossible to keep until i started hearing about using the rock and a skimmer....now it doesnt sound hard at all
Posted 15-Jun-2009 08:56
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	I don't believe in filters that make claims like that. usually rubbish. My prescription for a good sw setup is 1lb of rock per gallon, lots of flow, about an inch of somewhat fine sand (not crushed coral), and a decent skimmer. If you can get a sump in there with a refugium, even better. The powerhead gets put into the tank and plugged into the outlet. A propeller spins to generate lots of current. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 18-Jun-2009 01:25
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	And then sucks your pretty nems away
Posted 29-Jul-2009 00:00


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