I need help fast plz

Ok no actually it held the bio balls on it and i took off the sock should i also take of the filter pad at the bottom going to the return and skimmer compartment i have plaenty of live rock in the tank so do i need the sponge you see in the pic or no cause i heard the macro will take care of everything and it will also grow critters for the main tank

 

Actually it holds the balls on top of it not under and do i need the sponge in the picture cause i heard that the macro will do all the filtering right

 

You do not need the sponge for filtration reasons
although if you remove it and all the algae moves next door, then thats probably not ideal

so if you remove it and the algae stays where it is, or you can place a plastic mesh screen where the sponge is to keep algae in the 1st chamber
that would be ideal IMO

Steve

 

ok another question as you can see i have a sump and skimmer and i also have a marineland 350 HOB my LFS guy told me that i dont need a HOB that it is also a nitrate factory he said that live rock and macro and skimmer is all i need is this true should i remove my HOB and just keep the macro first chamber and return and skimmer in last but how will i keep the amonia down with out the HOB

 

I will move this thread out of ASAP now Reeflife1911
as the urgency is now dealt with

the HOB will not be required for biological filtration in most cases
as your LFS indicated, the rock, sand etc in the tank will take care of the processing of ammonia, through to nitrogen gas

the HOB could be used to run chemical filter media
such as carbon or GFO or Purigen etc

do not remove the HOB or the contents of the HOB in 1 go though
as at present some of your beneficial bacteria lives there, and some of it lives on the rock etc

should you decide to remove or change it from bio media to chemical media
remove the contents in stages
remove 25% per week over 4 weeks
and this will allow the bacteria in your rock, sand etc, enough time to multiply adequately to compensate for bacteria being removed from the HOB

Steve

 

what you mean remove it im new to this site and the HOB has two bio wheels on it i cleaned the filter pads on it cause they told me that it creates nitrate problems also holding debris correct?

 

I put it in general reef section for now Reeflife
its still easy to find so do not worry

if you keep the pads clean, rinsing in tank water
they do not always become the so called Nitrate factories
but it is maintenance that is not required in a system with enough
rock and flow

Steve