Help with filtration system: Any info on mud filters
- Thread starter yonee
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Hello Everyone!
Im looking for some advice/help in finding a filtration system for my 30g tank. Ive had it for a year now a would like to upgrade. In my profile you can see what Im currently using on my tank. Please somebody reply.:fish:
Im looking for some advice/help in finding a filtration system for my 30g tank. Ive had it for a year now a would like to upgrade. In my profile you can see what Im currently using on my tank. Please somebody reply.:fish:
Don't use mud filters. Provide more info. Moving your ?'s to different topic forums won't help.
Give us info on your system. What do you have as far as live stock, current filtration, and what are your water parameters if you test? RO/DI? Skimmer?
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Give us info on your system. What do you have as far as live stock, current filtration, and what are your water parameters if you test? RO/DI? Skimmer?
A picture is worth a thousand words.
- Location
- Ossining, NY
Yonee -
What Jackson is saying is read everything you can in the Reef for Beginners sticky and follwo some more advanced threads to learn "how to" and then come up swinging
Welcome aboard and enjoy all that MR has to offer.
House
What Jackson is saying is read everything you can in the Reef for Beginners sticky and follwo some more advanced threads to learn "how to" and then come up swinging
Welcome aboard and enjoy all that MR has to offer.
House
I was unsure how to post ques. Currently Im using a RenaII canister filter with a hang-on prism skimmer, 2 mini power heads, 1 heater and a power compact hopar light 2 daylight and 2 blue bulbs.
temp- ranges fr 76-82f
ph- 8.2-8.4
salinity-1.021-1.023
no ammoni, nitrites, or nitrate
traces of phosphate
2 percula clown
1 tomatoe clown
firefish
watchman goby
1 chromis
2 cleaner shrimp
2 hermit crab blue and red
5 turbosnails
temp- ranges fr 76-82f
ph- 8.2-8.4
salinity-1.021-1.023
no ammoni, nitrites, or nitrate
traces of phosphate
2 percula clown
1 tomatoe clown
firefish
watchman goby
1 chromis
2 cleaner shrimp
2 hermit crab blue and red
5 turbosnails
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I checked out your profile. For what you are currently keeping, your system is fine. Don't add a mud system or fuge. You don't need it. You'll spend far less money and have a much greater impact using a Phosban reactor. Many of our vendors can get them for you at a very good price. Start off using small amounts and increase slowly.
If you insist on the refugium, you can use sand rather than mud which will be much cheaper. Rather than the refugium, I would look to improve the skimmer if I were you. You can find used Aqua-C skimmers at good prices in the FS/FT forum.
Use your canister filter for carbon and maybe some Purigen.
If you don't mind my asking, why do you feel the need to upgrade filtration?
If you insist on the refugium, you can use sand rather than mud which will be much cheaper. Rather than the refugium, I would look to improve the skimmer if I were you. You can find used Aqua-C skimmers at good prices in the FS/FT forum.
Use your canister filter for carbon and maybe some Purigen.
If you don't mind my asking, why do you feel the need to upgrade filtration?
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Hi Jackson
I still trying to learn how to use the site to view posting.
Currently using
30 g tank, Rena II canister filter, hang-on prism skimmer, 1 heater, 2 mini power heads, hopar 4 bulb lighting system.
2 percula clowns
1 tomatoe clown
firefish
watchman goby
1 chromis
2 cleaner shrim5 urbosnails
2 hermit crabs
I still trying to learn how to use the site to view posting.
Currently using
30 g tank, Rena II canister filter, hang-on prism skimmer, 1 heater, 2 mini power heads, hopar 4 bulb lighting system.
2 percula clowns
1 tomatoe clown
firefish
watchman goby
1 chromis
2 cleaner shrim5 urbosnails
2 hermit crabs
Im looking to upgrade because Ive had leakage problem with the skimmer. the 1st one I used was the sea clone now the prism. Ive changed skimmer twice and it has costed a prettypenny. I dont have a problem with the canister filter except for the plumbing, tubing often detached from the tank due to suction cups. I often have to reattach it contaminating the water.
I have read up on the new ecosystem mud filter and it sound reliable however there are so many fitration systems on the market its hard to pick one plus I plan to get a bigger tank by the end of the year.
I have read up on the new ecosystem mud filter and it sound reliable however there are so many fitration systems on the market its hard to pick one plus I plan to get a bigger tank by the end of the year.
Upload the pic to photobucket.com and paste the IMG here or you can resize your pic to upload to the gallary on Manhattan Reefs.
FYI
Your Biological filtration is your sand and rock. Any biological media in a canister filter will only trap wastes and actully degrade water quality. The canister filter should be used for chemical filtartion only i.e. carbon, phosphate remover.
To upgrade your canister filter to a "better" canister filter is a waste since they will have the same function. Adding a sump would be your best upgrade. This will allow you to add a larger (in sump) protein skimmer which will be the MOST effective means of waste removal. You can also run chamical media in cheaper and more effective fluidized reactors (phosban reactor)
FYI
Your Biological filtration is your sand and rock. Any biological media in a canister filter will only trap wastes and actully degrade water quality. The canister filter should be used for chemical filtartion only i.e. carbon, phosphate remover.
To upgrade your canister filter to a "better" canister filter is a waste since they will have the same function. Adding a sump would be your best upgrade. This will allow you to add a larger (in sump) protein skimmer which will be the MOST effective means of waste removal. You can also run chamical media in cheaper and more effective fluidized reactors (phosban reactor)
- Location
- Forest Hills
Hey Chris
Is there anything wrong with Mud or do you just not think its justified for that setup ? I've had mud in my refugium since day 1 but nothing else. I've just recently (after 1 year) added lighting and macro algae to the refugium.
Thanks
-Peter
Is there anything wrong with Mud or do you just not think its justified for that setup ? I've had mud in my refugium since day 1 but nothing else. I've just recently (after 1 year) added lighting and macro algae to the refugium.
Thanks
-Peter
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