Canister filter ?

edmond

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Can i get a Hang on Back Refugium and get ride of the canister filter ? 55 gal thank
 

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Get the refugium and keep the canister for flow and for more biological filtration. You can also put carbon and gfo in the canister if needed.
 

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No you arnt going to replace a canister with a HOB.

Reason people can replace a SUMP with a canister is ROOM. Largest HOB you will find is like 3 gals. Most sumps are around 50% the water volume for the tank.

Now you can certainly ADD a HOB refugium...and I am sure it would help. but it wont replace.
 

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How big is the refugium? How big is the DT? Sometimes it doesn't work regardless...

Everybody want's another tank... (up top or down below) ;)
 

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If you look as some of the larger hob refugiums. They will fit aand are designed to a small skimmer like a tunze 9001. That is also the same size as the tunze comline mechanical filter.
I'm looking at doing the same. I haven't been impressed with any of the small skimmers any way and I hate the can on the floor. The comline series is designed to go in tank too. Ther at two tunzee filters one with a standard pump and one with a large powerhead. Both appear to be rated up to 100 gal. I found recently them on Amazon and the specs are on the slightly hard to search tunze website.
 

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