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ok here my setup
90 gallon tank
2 700gph canister filters w sterlizers
tidal 75
100lbs oceandirect live sand
60 caribsea base rock

as my tank matures to i even need and media in the canister filter any thoughts on this
 

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Welcome fellow Michigan resident. I run a 90 gallon also and only use a HoB filter with surface cleaner, floss, sponge and a bag of carbon. Along with that a Reef Octo HoB skimmer. I don't have any experience with canister filters. However I know they need to be cleaned regularly and have become less and less of a popular option.
 
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Welcome fellow Michigan resident. I run a 90 gallon also and only use a HoB filter with surface cleaner, floss, sponge and a bag of carbon. Along with that a Reef Octo HoB skimmer. I don't have any experience with canister filters. However I know they need to be cleaned regularly and have become less and less of a popular option.
exactly thinking just need them to move water around so why put media in them just to collect debris in them my thinking i will need to clean them 4 to 5 times a year. when i ran a sump i never cleaned it and never had problem
 
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Welcome fellow Michigan resident. I run a 90 gallon also and only use a HoB filter with surface cleaner, floss, sponge and a bag of carbon. Along with that a Reef Octo HoB skimmer. I don't have any experience with canister filters. However I know they need to be cleaned regularly and have become less and less of a popular option.
hey jek where you at in michigan
 

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exactly thinking just need them to move water around so why put media in them just to collect debris in them my thinking i will need to clean them 4 to 5 times a year. when i ran a sump i never cleaned it and never had problem
Check into that... I thought once a week was the recommendation
 
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with zero media or foam in them how dirty can they get
 

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with zero media or foam in them how dirty can they get
If no filtration is involved what purpose do they have? (Really asking)
 

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white lake here
When you get everything going make sure to check the livestock forum on here and some Facebook groups. Lots of local reefers selling healthy corals for cheap.
 
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If no filtration is involved what purpose do they have? (Really asking)
my thought were big power heads with uv sterlizers with the flex of adding media base on any issues i may have moving foward. right now runing bio media in them while i cycling my current setup
 
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When you get everything going make sure to check the livestock forum on here and some Facebook groups. Lots of local reefers selling healthy corals for cheap.
yep will do that ******
 

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This is the skimmer I use. Pricey but I absolutely love it.

 
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This is the skimmer I use. Pricey but I absolutely love it.

i was eye balling that dude already i am just not sure if iam doing skimmer or algae scubber or both guess tank will tell me
 

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