Ok, so I'm buying equipment for my first salt/reef tank. I have a couple of questions so far:
1. Is a protein skimmer necessary with some live some dry rock and a good canister filter? Not doing sump at all.
2. There is a RODI unit at Chewy.com that says it does 50 gallons in 24 hours. Anyone have experience with these from chewy? it's only around $60, so it's a pretty good deal. We have one under our sink but it only spits out a gallon at a time and it's alkaline. Is it ok to use soft water then thru the rodi unit, or should I use straight tap water before it gets to the softening system? Also, do I really need the DI part of the system or can I get by with RO only?
Thanks,
1. Is a protein skimmer necessary with some live some dry rock and a good canister filter? Not doing sump at all.
2. There is a RODI unit at Chewy.com that says it does 50 gallons in 24 hours. Anyone have experience with these from chewy? it's only around $60, so it's a pretty good deal. We have one under our sink but it only spits out a gallon at a time and it's alkaline. Is it ok to use soft water then thru the rodi unit, or should I use straight tap water before it gets to the softening system? Also, do I really need the DI part of the system or can I get by with RO only?
Thanks,