Penn plax canister filter

Tedj · 11/03/2017, 05:42 AM

Hello I have a 50 gallon tank that has a few fish And corals I am running the octopus 1000 skimmer and a BRS dual media rector I was thinking of hooking up a penn plax 1000 canister filter can anyone tell me if this will help or create a problem with nitrates or algae Thanks

ReefNomad · 11/03/2017, 06:04 AM

What problems are you trying to solve with the canister? If there's not an issue, don't bother adding the heat, noise, and power draw a canister causes to your system.

11/03/2017, 05:42 AM	#1
Tedj Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Seaford Long Island N.Y Posts: 23	Penn plax canister filter Hello I have a 50 gallon tank that has a few fish And corals I am running the octopus 1000 skimmer and a BRS dual media rector I was thinking of hooking up a penn plax 1000 canister filter can anyone tell me if this will help or create a problem with nitrates or algae Thanks

11/03/2017, 06:04 AM	#2
ReefNomad Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 130	What problems are you trying to solve with the canister? If there's not an issue, don't bother adding the heat, noise, and power draw a canister causes to your system.