filtration

Just won $100 in coral food. Currently only have a few zoas, 2 favia, cyphastrea, and a plate coral. I've been making sure the zoas get some left over mysis when I'm done feeding the fish, but I haven't really been feeding the other corals. Are there any extra precautions I should take when...

Anyone have any recommendations for the filter material between the baffles in the stock sumps?

hello I am building a 190 gallon reef tank tank with a fifty five gallon sump. I was wondering if it would be possible to make the whole sump a refugium and fill it with chaeto algae and around 75 mangrove trees. Would this provide adequate filtration

I have a Red Sea Reefer 170 and I bought a 4" sock that will not fit in my sump. Is there a special size for red sea? I would like to find some other than name brand sock to use other then red sea. what do you use?

Here is my next step in the tank build I have going. Would love your feedback. I suggest NOT building a sump on carpet by KCSUMPS posted Oct 21, 2018 at 2:31 PMCleaned sump with alcohol first by KCSUMPS posted Oct 21, 2018 at 2:31 PMthe 40 gallon breeder was used and i took out the old baffles...

Anyone using filter floss in cups that sit in the filter sock spots? Any issues with this? I'm preparing my next build and was thinking this would be a much easier maintenance than dealing with filter socks.

Anyone have experience with the redesigned Reefer sump that claims to be refugium ready? I think it's on the 250 and up. How big is it? Is it easy to do maintenance/mount lights to? Thanks!

http://aquanerd.com/2018/09/a-look-at-the-bashsea-smart-series-sumps.html

Hi All, I'm newer to the idea of running an Algae Scrubber. I've always used other methods for my tanks, but the idea of an algae scrubber interests me. I've read a lot about them recently and see that the waterfall style is the most popular currently, followed by the UAS (Upflow Algae...

Up for grabs are some fantastic used Biopellet reactors. These will be shipped from Quebec, Canada. Prices are in USD and include the cost of shipping to CONUS. They would be shipped by Canada Post Expedited Parcel 4 business days and be delivered by USPS to you. All items are in great...

AIO users, please comment on unexpected issues you have encountered using a rear compartment for macroalgae. I am especially concerned with issues of nuisance algae growing in the compartment. I am weighing the pros/cons of using a chamber as a simple refugium compared to using a CPR HOB...

I've been wanting to try this stuff for awhile now, since I pulled the skimmer from my Reefer 250 last week and I am relying on the @SantaMonica RAIN2 as my primary filtration I now have room to implement the mud! I grabbed 5lbs from @MarineDepot and dumped into a critter cage, added 2 cups of...

Does anybody know where I can get some decent sponges for my sump tank on the cheap? From a quick google search I found some around $8-12. Anyone have any reliable/trustworthy sources? TIA!

Its amazing how many of us still dont fully understand the varying types of filtration available .. I created this video to hopefully explain it in a level of detail everybody can understand :) I hope you enjoy it!

I hate filter socks, but I also hate detritus in my sump. I’ve been trying to come up with an idea for a replacement for a filter socks. I have a CNC machine here so I can build a lot of different things. I’d prefer if I could make something that uses filter floss or something that I can...

Ok so I’m still new to this website and the hobbie. I have a 40 gallon saltwater tank.. Fish and live rock only.my tank is 4 feet high. I’ve been using a fluval canister filter and Im honestly fed up with canister filters and wanting to move to sumps. I have a diy 10 gallon fish tank made to a...

Ok so I’m still new to this website and the hobbie. I have a 40 gallon saltwater tank.. Fish and live rock only.my tank is 4 feet high. I’ve been using a fluval canister filter and Im honestly fed up with canister filters and wanting to move to sumps. I have a diy 10 gallon fish tank made to a...

I started my 30 gal tank about 1.5 years ago using pukani rock. I have grown to hate my aquascape and it really isn't working well for coral placement. I would love to buy some Caribsea dry live rock and make a custom aquascape and then cure the rock for a few weeks with some marinepure from the...

I have a 20 gallon tank with the aquaneon filter, I want to upgrade and am looking for a cheap upgrade anyone have any suggestions? My tank isnt a reef tank it doesnt have any corals.

I'm in the process of setting up an Innovative Marine Fusion 20 tank and am trying to learn as much as possible. The return chamber is the largest chamber and has an area that is under chamber 1 and 2. It would seem that the water in that area would be stagnant. What would be the purpose of...

Hi guys I'm new here and am new to Saltwater Aquariums, I have had and successfully kept fresh water aquariums for several years. I always wanted to keep a SW aquarium but just haven't had the space to start. Long story short my wife and I recently bought a new house and she bought me a 70...

I've built my sump a little high on the water line, so I don't think I will have enough space to use filter floss as a media. I've got about 3'-4" (will need to measure when I get home) of clearance above the water line. Seems I'm going to have to go with a filter sock, yeah? Filter socks are...

Hello all fellow reefers! I'm in the process of setting up my 75G reef tank and had a question. Probably a common question though. I'm between buying live rock or just buying dry rock. Should I just start with the dry rock? I just don't want to start off on the wrong foot and get live rock and...

Hello everyone, super new to the hobby, still trying to get all the parts necessary to at least start the cycle. Got an 80g rimless frag tank, built a stand (just the frame for now). Made myself a sump with a 40g breeder. Got a used skimmer that I think will work on my tank as long as I don't...

I have an almost totally dead reef tank the current filtration is a really bad HOB filter that came with the tank. HOB is the only option and I would like to know if these peices of equipment would work. Reef Octopus Classic 1000 HOB Protein Skimmer 2 ViaAqua Poly-Reactor (Multi-Media...