HOB Filter

ducati1212 · 08/15/2007, 12:48 PM

Reading a different thread here today someone mentioned a hang on back filter Tetratec PF 300. anyone know anything about them? I have a 29 gal with no sump. Just a Aqua C skimmer and 2 power heads. would adding a filter like that help the tank and if yes then why

http://www.tetra-fish.com/sites/tetr...d=1276&cid=284

rustybucket145 · 08/15/2007, 01:00 PM

no,

sir_dudeguy · 08/15/2007, 01:27 PM

If you've got over a pound per gallon of live rock (which you seem to have) then no, it wont help at all. In a 29, you cant even have that many fish due to space issues...so any fish that WILL fit in there together, are going to be plenty small to have their bioload taken care of by the rock.

synyst3rshadows · 08/15/2007, 07:18 PM

stick with what you got.

ManotheSea · 08/15/2007, 08:23 PM

you will increase nitrates with hob. get your self a sump. its worth the wait and the effort.

08/15/2007, 12:48 PM	#1
ducati1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mass Posts: 604	HOB Filter Reading a different thread here today someone mentioned a hang on back filter Tetratec PF 300. anyone know anything about them? I have a 29 gal with no sump. Just a Aqua C skimmer and 2 power heads. would adding a filter like that help the tank and if yes then why http://www.tetra-fish.com/sites/tetr...d=1276&cid=284

08/15/2007, 01:00 PM	#2
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	no, __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

08/15/2007, 01:27 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	If you've got over a pound per gallon of live rock (which you seem to have) then no, it wont help at all. In a 29, you cant even have that many fish due to space issues...so any fish that WILL fit in there together, are going to be plenty small to have their bioload taken care of by the rock. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

08/15/2007, 07:18 PM	#4
synyst3rshadows Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: tampa,fl Posts: 58	stick with what you got. __________________ 55g,Css 65,Hydor Koralia 2 and 3,70lbs.LS,100+lbs.LR,(2)T-5 HO.

08/15/2007, 08:23 PM	#5
ManotheSea Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FL Posts: 414	you will increase nitrates with hob. get your self a sump. its worth the wait and the effort.