Sump - Do you still need a cannister filter?

[dave]

Just wondering really as i have a 125 gallon main tank (uk gallons) and a
35G sump with wet/dry and a skimmer is there really any need for a cannister
filter? I have live rock in the main display and in the sump refugium also
with a caulerpa bed for nutrient absorpsion. Hmmm.
Stocking is currently 3 cleaner shrimp, 1 Atlantic anemone (think it's
atlantic still trying to identify), 12 hermit crabs 1/2 red leg other 1/2
levimanus, 8 turbo snails and a common clown.

[Wayne Sallee]

No, there's no need for a cannister filter.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



dave wrote on 5/15/2006 5:43 PM:
> Just wondering really as i have a 125 gallon main tank (uk gallons) and a
> 35G sump with wet/dry and a skimmer is there really any need for a cannister
> filter? I have live rock in the main display and in the sump refugium also
> with a caulerpa bed for nutrient absorpsion. Hmmm.
> Stocking is currently 3 cleaner shrimp, 1 Atlantic anemone (think it's
> atlantic still trying to identify), 12 hermit crabs 1/2 red leg other 1/2
> levimanus, 8 turbo snails and a common clown.
>
>

[kim gross]

dave wrote:
> Just wondering really as i have a 125 gallon main tank (uk gallons) and a
> 35G sump with wet/dry and a skimmer is there really any need for a cannister
> filter? I have live rock in the main display and in the sump refugium also
> with a caulerpa bed for nutrient absorpsion. Hmmm.
> Stocking is currently 3 cleaner shrimp, 1 Atlantic anemone (think it's
> atlantic still trying to identify), 12 hermit crabs 1/2 red leg other 1/2
> levimanus, 8 turbo snails and a common clown.
>
>
I would say that you don't need the canister at all, the only reason to
use it is for carbon or other chemical media.

Also on your sump, I would suggest removing the wet/dry portion of the
sump also. If you have enough live rock you do not need any extra
filtration other than the skimmer plus you have a fuge with algae filter
so you are set.

Kim

[dave]

Thanks for the advice, only have 15KG of live rock at the moment so will
keep the wet/dry in place until i have managed to aquire enough rock to
remove it!

"kim gross" > wrote in message
...
> dave wrote:
>> Just wondering really as i have a 125 gallon main tank (uk gallons) and a
>> 35G sump with wet/dry and a skimmer is there really any need for a
>> cannister filter? I have live rock in the main display and in the sump
>> refugium also with a caulerpa bed for nutrient absorpsion. Hmmm.
>> Stocking is currently 3 cleaner shrimp, 1 Atlantic anemone (think it's
>> atlantic still trying to identify), 12 hermit crabs 1/2 red leg other 1/2
>> levimanus, 8 turbo snails and a common clown.
> I would say that you don't need the canister at all, the only reason to
> use it is for carbon or other chemical media.
>
> Also on your sump, I would suggest removing the wet/dry portion of the
> sump also. If you have enough live rock you do not need any extra
> filtration other than the skimmer plus you have a fuge with algae filter
> so you are set.
>
> Kim