Returning member looking for filter advice for AIO

stingeragent · 02/11/2020, 07:16 PM

Out of the hobby for several years but previously had a 125g reef , 40B, 20L. Getting back in after a hiatus and just picked up a UNS 60A AIO. It's a 20 gal tank with 3 chambers in the back. Looking to do a small reef with a pair of clowns/ coral. I can't decide on what to do with my filtration. I was planning to put a filter floss holder beneath the overflow similar to one made by in tank aquatics. Was also planning to run Chemi-pure blue. Any other suggestions to put in? I thought about doing an algae scrubber or running chaeto but the back walls are both blacked out so my only possible light source would be directly from above. Would that be enough to grow chaeoto or run a scrubber? Any other tips or suggestions would be great. This is my first time running an AIO tank so not sure 100% what would be the best way to go.

MarAquatic · 02/11/2020, 07:52 PM

Sometimes the back glass on the outside is just a vinyl sticker that you can cut out

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moondoggy4 · 02/11/2020, 11:00 PM

There are lots of good videos on YouTube with IM Lagoons 25, check out what they are doing.

02/11/2020, 07:16 PM	#1
stingeragent Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,032	Returning member looking for filter advice for AIO Out of the hobby for several years but previously had a 125g reef , 40B, 20L. Getting back in after a hiatus and just picked up a UNS 60A AIO. It's a 20 gal tank with 3 chambers in the back. Looking to do a small reef with a pair of clowns/ coral. I can't decide on what to do with my filtration. I was planning to put a filter floss holder beneath the overflow similar to one made by in tank aquatics. Was also planning to run Chemi-pure blue. Any other suggestions to put in? I thought about doing an algae scrubber or running chaeto but the back walls are both blacked out so my only possible light source would be directly from above. Would that be enough to grow chaeoto or run a scrubber? Any other tips or suggestions would be great. This is my first time running an AIO tank so not sure 100% what would be the best way to go.

02/11/2020, 07:52 PM	#2
MarAquatic Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 689	Sometimes the back glass on the outside is just a vinyl sticker that you can cut out Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

02/11/2020, 11:00 PM	#3
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	There are lots of good videos on YouTube with IM Lagoons 25, check out what they are doing.