filtration questions

woogy · 05/04/2007, 04:21 PM

I have 2 ac 150s for filtration. One of them i run foam and carbon and the other just chemipure. I just added a protein skimmer today. Should I remove the aquaclears? Maybe just the one with foam and carbon? I heard that the foam can cause nitrate to rise, but i clean it weekly.

coast2coast7390 · 05/04/2007, 05:01 PM

is that all you have for filtration???

i would run both with carbon and chemipure or one of each

BurntOutReefer · 05/04/2007, 05:07 PM

weekly cleaning on the foam is good....I would keep both filters just teh way you are running them now.....gotta love that 150 flow... :-)

woogy · 05/04/2007, 05:16 PM

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Originally posted by coast2coast7390
is that all you have for filtration???

i would run both with carbon and chemipure or one of each

what other filtration would i need???

woogy · 05/04/2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally posted by BurntOutReefer
weekly cleaning on the foam is good....I would keep both filters just teh way you are running them now.....gotta love that 150 flow... :-)

"gotta love that 150 flow". I am running 2 of them one at each end of the tank. Do I need more??? This sounds like a sarcastic remark IMO. I am just trying to learn.

BurntOutReefer · 05/04/2007, 05:23 PM

sorry....not sarcastic.......the AquaClear Line are my favorite filters.....(especially the 500) just an awesome filter with great flow rates.....

woogy · 05/04/2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally posted by BurntOutReefer
sorry....not sarcastic.......the AquaClear Line are my favorite filters.....(especially the 500) just an awesome filter with great flow rates.....

ok...sorry might have jumped the gun. Thanks for the response.

drummereef · 05/04/2007, 06:13 PM

woogy, most reefkeepers use live rock as their principle form of biological filtration. I recommend at least 1lb/gallon of live rock for this purpose. Also, I recommend at least 20x turnover in the tank for flow. That would be a minimum of 580gph for your 29g tank. Right now you have 460gph with the Aquaclear filters and your Maxi Jet. I would bump the flow up a bit, imo.

Do you have any live rock in the tank?

woogy · 05/04/2007, 06:46 PM

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Originally posted by drummereef
woogy, most reefkeepers use live rock as their principle form of biological filtration. I recommend at least 1lb/gallon of live rock for this purpose. Also, I recommend at least 20x turnover in the tank for flow. That would be a minimum of 580gph for your 29g tank. Right now you have 460gph with the Aquaclear filters and your Maxi Jet. I would bump the flow up a bit, imo.

Do you have any live rock in the tank?

yes i have 40-50lbs of LR.

drummereef · 05/04/2007, 06:47 PM

Ok, woogy. What media are you running in your Aquaclears?

05/04/2007, 04:21 PM	#1
woogy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western PA Posts: 986	filtration questions I have 2 ac 150s for filtration. One of them i run foam and carbon and the other just chemipure. I just added a protein skimmer today. Should I remove the aquaclears? Maybe just the one with foam and carbon? I heard that the foam can cause nitrate to rise, but i clean it weekly.

05/04/2007, 06:13 PM	#8
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	woogy, most reefkeepers use live rock as their principle form of biological filtration. I recommend at least 1lb/gallon of live rock for this purpose. Also, I recommend at least 20x turnover in the tank for flow. That would be a minimum of 580gph for your 29g tank. Right now you have 460gph with the Aquaclear filters and your Maxi Jet. I would bump the flow up a bit, imo. Do you have any live rock in the tank? __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

05/04/2007, 06:47 PM	#10
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Ok, woogy. What media are you running in your Aquaclears? __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

05/04/2007, 05:01 PM	#2
coast2coast7390 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Garden Grove Posts: 3,627	is that all you have for filtration??? i would run both with carbon and chemipure or one of each

05/04/2007, 05:07 PM	#3
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	weekly cleaning on the foam is good....I would keep both filters just teh way you are running them now.....gotta love that 150 flow... :-)

05/04/2007, 05:23 PM	#6
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	sorry....not sarcastic.......the AquaClear Line are my favorite filters.....(especially the 500) just an awesome filter with great flow rates.....