New Water - Do I run carbon?

larrycarter · 11/05/2006, 05:52 PM

Setting up a new tank. FOWLR. Do i run carbon in the filter. If not, anything besides media?

PatMayo · 11/05/2006, 06:02 PM

You don't need to with a fresh tank. You don't need the filter media either. The live rock will act as your filter. You may want to run a skimmer of some type. ARe you going to have a sump? How big of a tank?

Regards,

Pat

11/05/2006, 05:52 PM	#1
larrycarter Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 11	New Water - Do I run carbon? Setting up a new tank. FOWLR. Do i run carbon in the filter. If not, anything besides media?

11/05/2006, 06:02 PM	#2
PatMayo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,843	You don't need to with a fresh tank. You don't need the filter media either. The live rock will act as your filter. You may want to run a skimmer of some type. ARe you going to have a sump? How big of a tank? Regards, Pat __________________ 90 AGA Megaflow (Setup 1-24-06) 120 Lbs. Liverock EuroReef RS 100 Skimmer 2 X 150 MH 2 X 96 watt PC Actinic 2 Clarki Clowns (31 months old) 1 Niger Trigger (Owned 6 months) 2 Tunze 6055 PH Current Tank Info: 90 AGA Megaflow To Be Mixed Reef