HOB filter question????

Ive got a guestion about the HOB filters(like the ones from wal-mart) for saltwater usage, I bought a used 29 gal SW set up today w/ stand HOB filter and lights with about 35# of LR 2" SB w/ 2 clowns and 2 damsels. Its really nothing real fancy but a nice little setup and I got a really good deal on it so I bought it. My question is about the filter. is it safe to run this type of filter on a SW tank? is there anything I need to be concerned about? I was told the tank had been running for a little over a year with no problems.

 

I am concerend with running my 20 gallon as a qt tank for 2-3 weeks with this setup. If you make it years wow. I guess it reasures me. Do you have a skimmer?

 

I ran a set-up just like that for a long time. The live rock will handle the majority of the filtration and the HOB filter will be a good place to run carbon. The biggest concern with the HOB will be keeping the filter media clean. I would replace the carbon cartridges every two weeks. This will keep fresh carbon in there and also keep detritus from building up on the cartridges. I would recommend adding a power head to get a little bit more flow going in the tank.

 

I actually have a complete sump,skimmer and overflow for a tank but my pump is to big like 700 GPH flow. I just got the tank today and its set up just as I bought it. I am worried about it myself but the person I got it told my it had been running like that for over a year This is FOWLR . She was big into FW tanks I saw 4 running in her living room and a brand new 75 sitting there waiting on the rock to be delivered and she told me there were 2 more in her bedroom (Ididnt see them).

 

Thanks. I dont have any experience W/ this set up for SW and dont want to mess it up.

 

I suggest a small powerhead and an HOB skimmer. Live rock will handle the biological filtration.

 

they're not really helpful (you can use them to run carbon, etc. though). They're not harmful either.

 

Power head suggestions. Korilla 1?

 

Actually I would go with two koralia nano's. one on each side towards the back pointing towards the center of the front glass