Hi All,
Still fiddling with what I want my filtration system to be like on my first reef tank (20g High). Right now I am running an Aquaclear 70 HOB that I modded into a refugium but I'm not wild about it. Cheato inevitably gets into the DT, I'm not really doing anything for protein skimming and I've had almost constant cloudy water (even with weekly water changes, purigen, low lighting etc.)
My question is which route should I go for additional filtration and nutrient export? Here's what I am trying to decide between.
Thanks!
Still fiddling with what I want my filtration system to be like on my first reef tank (20g High). Right now I am running an Aquaclear 70 HOB that I modded into a refugium but I'm not wild about it. Cheato inevitably gets into the DT, I'm not really doing anything for protein skimming and I've had almost constant cloudy water (even with weekly water changes, purigen, low lighting etc.)
My question is which route should I go for additional filtration and nutrient export? Here's what I am trying to decide between.
- HOB overflow box intro a 10g below tank sump/fuge
- Pros: More water volume, dedicated fuge area, additional protein skimming
- Cons: Expensive, concerned about what happens in a power outage/siphon break
- HOB Fuge + Canister filter
- Pros: Fewer additional parts, more filtration
- Cons: Doesn't solve the chaeto in tank question, Concerned about power outage- if the power stops will a canister filter reverse siphon?
- HOB Fuge + HOB mechanical filtration
- Pros: I have a bunch of HOB filters from past freshwater tanks. Fuge takes care of nutrient, HOB filter takes care of protien
- Cons: Cluttered, additional noise, doesn't solve cheato in tank
Thanks!