Wet Dry Sump or Live Rock

goldmullet · 12/20/2014, 10:50 AM

Hey guys I have a 300 gallon aquarium with an artificial coral insert. So I am wondering is it better to have a sump with live rock or use a wet dry sump?

I have heard that wet dry sump will keep your tank cleaner?

What are thoughts?

whosurcaddie · 12/20/2014, 11:13 AM

Wet dry will do the exact opposite. They are nitrate factory's. If it were me I would fill the display with rock and take out the coral insert. But if you want to keep it You will need at least 300 pounds of rock in a cryptic zone in your sump. Your going to need a large sump to do this.

A cryptic zone is an area for live rock that lets no light enter.

If the live rock price is scaring you away look at the price of dry rock.
http://www.amazon.com/Carib-Sea-ACS0...carib+sea+rock

Teenreefer15 · 12/20/2014, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whosurcaddie

wet dry will do the exact opposite. They are nitrate factory's. If it were me i would fill the display with rock and take out the coral insert. But if you want to keep it you will need at least 300 pounds of rock in a cryptic zone in your sump. Your going to need a large sump to do this.

A cryptic zone is an area for live rock that lets no light enter.

If the live rock price is scaring you away look at the price of dry rock.
http://www.amazon.com/carib-sea-acs0...carib+sea+rock

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bfb · 12/20/2014, 04:26 PM

You could also try Instant Reef, i've seen another good brand too but can't remember the name at the moment, have not slept in 2 days, busy with the first job lol http://www.instantreef.com/artificial-live-rock.aspx

cloak · 12/21/2014, 01:05 PM

Being that there's no corals in the tank, the wet/dry filter would be fine IMO. For reef tanks these filters are frowned upon, but there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that one couldn't create a happy healthy reef tank using this type of filtration. It may not be the most efficient way to go about it, but it can work. GL.

goldmullet · 12/22/2014, 12:24 AM

So what would be most efficent?

It's a fish only. And most the companies that I talk to say wet dry will be easier to manage and keep your tank even cleaner?

What is the disadvantage?

12/20/2014, 10:50 AM	#1
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	Wet Dry Sump or Live Rock Hey guys I have a 300 gallon aquarium with an artificial coral insert. So I am wondering is it better to have a sump with live rock or use a wet dry sump? I have heard that wet dry sump will keep your tank cleaner? What are thoughts?

12/20/2014, 11:13 AM	#2
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	Wet dry will do the exact opposite. They are nitrate factory's. If it were me I would fill the display with rock and take out the coral insert. But if you want to keep it You will need at least 300 pounds of rock in a cryptic zone in your sump. Your going to need a large sump to do this. A cryptic zone is an area for live rock that lets no light enter. If the live rock price is scaring you away look at the price of dry rock. http://www.amazon.com/Carib-Sea-ACS0...carib+sea+rock

12/20/2014, 04:26 PM	#4
bfb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bahrain Posts: 19	You could also try Instant Reef, i've seen another good brand too but can't remember the name at the moment, have not slept in 2 days, busy with the first job lol http://www.instantreef.com/artificial-live-rock.aspx

12/21/2014, 01:05 PM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Being that there's no corals in the tank, the wet/dry filter would be fine IMO. For reef tanks these filters are frowned upon, but there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that one couldn't create a happy healthy reef tank using this type of filtration. It may not be the most efficient way to go about it, but it can work. GL.

12/22/2014, 12:24 AM	#6
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	So what would be most efficent? It's a fish only. And most the companies that I talk to say wet dry will be easier to manage and keep your tank even cleaner? What is the disadvantage?