Best Filtration for a 175

White Tiger · 05/26/2006, 01:06 AM

What would be the best type of filtration for a 175g tank?

White Tiger · 05/26/2006, 01:07 AM

What will be the best type of filtration to use in a 175g tank?

S4-1 · 05/26/2006, 01:49 AM

Sump and a big skimmer.

Yam · 05/26/2006, 03:38 AM

Big skimmer and live rock.

shaw · 05/26/2006, 01:26 PM

Protein skimmer, a little bit of ozone, refugium, etcc....

White Tiger · 05/26/2006, 11:38 PM

What about an underground/undergravel filter?

Tremelle · 05/27/2006, 12:06 AM

IMO the best would be what is best for your needs. Could you tell us what you intend to keep?

White Tiger · 05/27/2006, 01:43 AM

MY LIST OF WHAT I INTEND TO KEEP

2 niger triggers
1 humu humu
1 lionfish
1 bamboo shark

I will also have inverts such as hermit crabs and seastars (my triggers are incredibly nice to other fish and inverts for an unknown reason).

Also lots of live rock and live sand.

White Tiger · 05/27/2006, 01:47 AM

What is the best filtration system I should use for my 175 gallon tank?

White Tiger · 05/27/2006, 01:49 AM

What is the best filtration system I should use for a 175 gallon tank?

Yam · 05/27/2006, 03:14 AM

Nope.

Serioussnaps · 05/27/2006, 03:43 AM

about 200-250 lbs of premium live rock
refugium with a DSB and chaeto that is on an alternating light cycle
a protein skimmer like ASM G4 or G4x or any skimmer rated for at least your system if not double the system
i really like overskimming
a chemcal filtrant which you can just drop in the sump like carbon such as chemi pure or a "Polyfilter"(the brand name)
weekly water changes are essential
drill the tank and get a 55 gallon sump this will be awesome
for filtration you should have mechanical, chemical, and biological
fight dirtiness on all fronts
dont overfeed and dont overstock

reefnetworth · 05/27/2006, 04:11 AM

live sand (DSB) 4" deep and live rock @ 1.5 pounds per gallon. REEF-ON!!!

Nanook · 05/27/2006, 05:29 AM

These threads have been merged.

joe 09 · 05/27/2006, 05:59 AM

i have a 175 and use a amiracle 400 wet dry and a aquac urchin pro skimmer,that works great a lot of people say to change the bio balls with live rock but my water is perfect and the rates are less than 20.

White Tiger · 05/28/2006, 02:01 AM

Can I fit a refugium in my sump with a turnover rate of 1000 gallons per hour?

White Tiger · 05/28/2006, 02:02 AM

Why have my threads been merged?

jimbo045 · 05/28/2006, 12:41 PM

A SeaClone 150 and some Marinland blue sponge foam, that is what I run on my 120. JD

freddie40 · 05/28/2006, 01:15 PM

Don't use a SeaClown, they are the worst skimmer made. Also, do not use an undergravel filter. Start off right with a Sump and a great skimmer (maybe a Euroreef or an Aqua C). Also consider a refugium. The refugium was the best addition to my tank.

Dave

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White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	Best Filtration What would be the best type of filtration for a 175g tank?

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White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	Filtration for 175g What will be the best type of filtration to use in a 175g tank?

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S4-1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Posts: 275	Sump and a big skimmer. __________________ 2000 Audi S4 BI-TURBO Stage 2+ 272whp 336 tq Wanna race? =) Current Tank Info: 125gal saltwater, 100gal freshwater, 60gal freshwater, 500gal homemade pond, and 40gal SPS coral tank in the future.

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shaw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 799	Protein skimmer, a little bit of ozone, refugium, etcc.... __________________ Have you thanked your Diatoms Today! Current Tank Info: Work for public aquarium

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White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	Best Filtration for a 175 What is the best filtration system I should use for my 175 gallon tank?

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Yam Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 411	Big skimmer and live rock.

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White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	What about an underground/undergravel filter?

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Tremelle Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 929	IMO the best would be what is best for your needs. Could you tell us what you intend to keep?

05/27/2006, 01:43 AM	#8
White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	MY LIST OF WHAT I INTEND TO KEEP 2 niger triggers 1 humu humu 1 lionfish 1 bamboo shark I will also have inverts such as hermit crabs and seastars (my triggers are incredibly nice to other fish and inverts for an unknown reason). Also lots of live rock and live sand.

05/27/2006, 01:49 AM	#10
White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	Best Filtration for a 175 What is the best filtration system I should use for a 175 gallon tank?

05/27/2006, 03:14 AM	#11
Yam Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 411	Nope.

05/27/2006, 03:43 AM	#12
Serioussnaps Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,703	about 200-250 lbs of premium live rock refugium with a DSB and chaeto that is on an alternating light cycle a protein skimmer like ASM G4 or G4x or any skimmer rated for at least your system if not double the system i really like overskimming a chemcal filtrant which you can just drop in the sump like carbon such as chemi pure or a "Polyfilter"(the brand name) weekly water changes are essential drill the tank and get a 55 gallon sump this will be awesome for filtration you should have mechanical, chemical, and biological fight dirtiness on all fronts dont overfeed and dont overstock

05/27/2006, 04:11 AM	#13
reefnetworth Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,810	live sand (DSB) 4" deep and live rock @ 1.5 pounds per gallon. REEF-ON!!! __________________ GIVE A MAN A FISH, YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY. TEACH A MAN TO FISH, HE FEEDS HIMSELF FOR LIFE. (NEVER, underestimate another man's greed) Current Tank Info: SPS dominated barebottom display with BB sump since 2005, most consistant parameters in 19+ years of reefkeeping.

05/27/2006, 05:29 AM	#14
Nanook Ancient Eskimo Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 41,852 Blog Entries: 11	These threads have been merged. __________________ The wind blew, the chit flew, and then they came two by two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Tank Info: 375g Tanganyikan Tank & 470g mixed reef

05/27/2006, 05:59 AM	#15
joe 09 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: holbrook li Posts: 126	i have a 175 and use a amiracle 400 wet dry and a aquac urchin pro skimmer,that works great a lot of people say to change the bio balls with live rock but my water is perfect and the rates are less than 20.

05/28/2006, 02:01 AM	#16
White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	Can I fit a refugium in my sump with a turnover rate of 1000 gallons per hour?

05/28/2006, 02:02 AM	#17
White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	Why have my threads been merged?

05/28/2006, 12:41 PM	#18
jimbo045 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiea, HI. Posts: 1,788	A SeaClone 150 and some Marinland blue sponge foam, that is what I run on my 120. JD

05/28/2006, 01:15 PM	#19
freddie40 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aurora, Co Posts: 1,415	Don't use a SeaClown, they are the worst skimmer made. Also, do not use an undergravel filter. Start off right with a Sump and a great skimmer (maybe a Euroreef or an Aqua C). Also consider a refugium. The refugium was the best addition to my tank. Dave __________________ At D.A.R.C. we are all Premium Members. Current Tank Info: 75gal with T5 lighting and 29gal Biocube with LED lighting