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djnzlab1 · 03-24-2008, 06:37 PM

HI,
I had two canisters that were both marineland with filter pads,one had carbon the other media, the only thing they did was stir up sand and load up with food and precip and fish poo this dosen't allow the cleaning crews access to the fish poo. and mine seemed to reduce the pods in the tanks.
I shut mine down and let the live rock do its job less maint too, they would load up fairly quickly any precip due to KH problems all the calcium is in the canister, I now only put small amounts of carbon in my penguins and use a little phos remover in the pads too, easier to rinse and still have a little water flow in the back of the live rock besides the returns from the sump.
DOug

03-24-2008, 06:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
djnzlab1 Aiptasia Anemone Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 567 Karma: 217	HI tried canisters HI, I had two canisters that were both marineland with filter pads,one had carbon the other media, the only thing they did was stir up sand and load up with food and precip and fish poo this dosen't allow the cleaning crews access to the fish poo. and mine seemed to reduce the pods in the tanks. I shut mine down and let the live rock do its job less maint too, they would load up fairly quickly any precip due to KH problems all the calcium is in the canister, I now only put small amounts of carbon in my penguins and use a little phos remover in the pads too, easier to rinse and still have a little water flow in the back of the live rock besides the returns from the sump. DOug _________ 55 GAL OP, 37 GAL SEA HORSE TANK, 5 CLARKI, 2 MARRONS,2 SERPANT STAR,1 RANDALL PISTOL,NUMEROUS HERMITS,2 SKUNKS, 4 PEPERMINT,1 ANAEMONE, SEVERAL SOFT CORALS, 2 ADULT W/C SEA HORSES,8 CHROMIS. 1 B 1 LM BLEEMY,1 WATCHMAN,1 TRUE PERCULA, 2 TANGs, 1 gold angel 1 ROYAL BEAUTY. 1 20 GAL SUMP WITH 1skimmer, 1 fluidized sand filter, REFORGIUM, AND DSB IN MAIN AND SUMP, right handed hermits. Last edited by djnzlab1; 03-24-2008 at 06:42 PM.