canister filter or hang on the back protien skimmer

kmax74 · 09/26/2007, 12:00 PM

whoch is better on a sumpless setup it is a 90 gallon
i will have 100 lbs of live rock and a live sand bed
only a few fish and zoas and some lps

bolton reefer 1 · 09/26/2007, 12:07 PM

iv just bought a 1400 ltrs per hr filter with built in uv sterilzer for my 50 gln tank but ive got a deltec mce600 hung on the back as well another option for you is to go filter and ozone instead of skimmer

bolton reefer 1 · 09/26/2007, 12:17 PM

i know i did,nt really anwser your question but the two peices of equipment have very differant uses,ive always used a skimmer but you can go without one, and the filter would give you a lot of choice to run differant media in the canister

steri · 09/26/2007, 12:32 PM

If those are the two options, then I think the skimmer is a must. If you want to use your canister, use it for circulation and a place for carbon and Live Rock Rubble so that pods can have a place to reproduce safely, otherwise they can start to become a nitrate/ammonia factory. That's how I use my canisters, but I think a skimmer is a must.

There really is no comparison between a skimmer and a canister filter as far as what's more important. Skimmer wins, hands down, but you can use a canitser filter effectively in a salt water tank too, in addition to LR and a skimmer.

aquarius77 · 09/26/2007, 12:39 PM

Skimmer.
The days of needing a mechanical filter are in the past. You will have enough LR and a sand bed, with good water circulation that is your filter.

09/26/2007, 12:00 PM	#1
kmax74 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: california Posts: 398	canister filter or hang on the back protien skimmer whoch is better on a sumpless setup it is a 90 gallon i will have 100 lbs of live rock and a live sand bed only a few fish and zoas and some lps

09/26/2007, 12:32 PM	#4
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	If those are the two options, then I think the skimmer is a must. If you want to use your canister, use it for circulation and a place for carbon and Live Rock Rubble so that pods can have a place to reproduce safely, otherwise they can start to become a nitrate/ammonia factory. That's how I use my canisters, but I think a skimmer is a must. There really is no comparison between a skimmer and a canister filter as far as what's more important. Skimmer wins, hands down, but you can use a canitser filter effectively in a salt water tank too, in addition to LR and a skimmer. __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

09/26/2007, 12:07 PM	#2
bolton reefer 1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: bolton england Posts: 122	iv just bought a 1400 ltrs per hr filter with built in uv sterilzer for my 50 gln tank but ive got a deltec mce600 hung on the back as well another option for you is to go filter and ozone instead of skimmer

09/26/2007, 12:17 PM	#3
bolton reefer 1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: bolton england Posts: 122	i know i did,nt really anwser your question but the two peices of equipment have very differant uses,ive always used a skimmer but you can go without one, and the filter would give you a lot of choice to run differant media in the canister

09/26/2007, 12:39 PM	#5
aquarius77 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Highland, Il Posts: 2,198	Skimmer. The days of needing a mechanical filter are in the past. You will have enough LR and a sand bed, with good water circulation that is your filter.