Filtration ?

fire45 · Jun 30, 2015

Hello every one. I have a 20 long and am looking to upgrade my mechanical filtration to something a little better for my tank. I have heard a lot about the marine land c160 canister filter. I have heard a lot of no and a lot of yes. Just looking to get some more advise before i make a purchase. I have 15 pounds of live rock 3 clowns a few snails and crabs. due to my tank location i do not have a sump nor can i put one in and do not have a protein skimmer. i do water changes every 2 weeks. i like the idea of using a canister since it will clear up the tank and put stuff out of the way. Anyways any helpful advice would be nice thank you.

steve&mari · Jun 30, 2015

Why can you use a canister but not a small sump? I'd look at a hob skimmer before a canister filter and a large hob filter easier to maintain then canister. People tend to get neglectful of canisters more it seems then it's more problems then benefit.

LetItReef · Jun 30, 2015

We have a standard 29g mix reef and I just have a HOB and no sponge or mechanical filtration, just a bag of carbon. I just do water changes every two weeks and about a gallon manual top off and no issues. 2 cleaners shrimp, 1 fire shrimp and few snails does the job on detrius =)
If you are leaning towards HOB, look into Aquaclear. Others make it into a small refugium.

cloak · Jun 30, 2015

+1 Aquaclear HOB filters

Those sponge inserts are real easy to access and clean if need be. You can also run GAC or GFO in that compartment as well.

Clownman727 · Jun 30, 2015

You can use a canister if you want. Just remember to keep it clean as with any filter. It does require a little more work to clean but not to bad. They are kind of nice for the reason you can run different filter media in them at one time.