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LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005   | could i use a HOB filter for my 55 gallon FOWLR? if not can u reccomend a filter |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 |     |
| Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005 | Yeah HOB is fine. as long as you got a extra powerhead or 2 for water movement most your filtering is done by LR |
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terranova    Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003  | Depends on which one. If it's something like an AquaClear I'd say you can. Make sure to change the media around in it though. It might be just a supplemental filter though. Might not be good enough. -Formerly known as the Ferretfish  |
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ACIDRAIN     Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002  | Yes you can, though you will see that it does not filter much. The biowheels will work great as they are technically just a wet/dry filter. As for removal of detritus, you will not see much of this. As in SW most of it is broken down to very small pieces long before it reaches any type of mechanical filter. Thus, too small to be collected by the filter pads of most HOB filters. This is the main reason for skimmers. There is always a bigger fish... |
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| LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005 | What type of filtration would be easiest to maintain? and what would be best for the tank? i plan on getting a protein skimmer |
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