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Thread: is canister filter ok?

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02-27-2005, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Olyoxenfree Astrea Snail Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: , WI,Wisconsin Posts: 62 Karma: 1	Re: is canister filter ok? They work really nice (eheims) but it will not be enough circulation by itself. What kind of tank are you keeping? Reef? Semi-reef? Fish only with live rock? It all depends (everyone has an opinion) Even if you end up buying a refugium or something, you can always simply remove the media in the filter and use it as an extra power head. Most people will reccomend rinsing the sponge in the filter weekly and replacing carbon regularly... etc. Remember, ample amounts of live rock will seve as your primary bio-filter; in comparison to uber porous live rock teeming with life and more bacterial colonies than stars in the sky.... a little sponge doesn't seem like much does it!

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