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Appreciate it, thanks. I have a few additional rookie questions. FOWLR - means Fish Only Water.....? Need help with that one. I understand that I can put a wet/dry or a canister under the cabinet that my 75gal tank will sit on. My question is, being that the wet dry is more open, does it...

Thank you. If you were setting up a new (or when you set up a new) tank for a fish only application, what type did you opt for?

I heard the opinion today that canister filters contribute to nitrates much more than a wet/dry system. I haven't read anything like this in my pre-tank studies, so I'm wondering if this is valid. I could use some advice, thanks.

Thanks for all of the opinions, I appreciate your input. I understand that this is an expensive venture and I want to establish a tank that is both pleasing to look at and healthy for fish. It may have sounded like I'm only looking to cut costs, but that's not exactly where I was going. My goal...

Thanks for the great info. I plan on utilizing a skinner in addition to a Fluval 400 filter on a 75 gallon fish only tank. Does it make sense to purchase a smaller amount of live rock and seeding other rock?

Some aquarists say that in a fish only setting (where filtration is being performed by a canister filter) Live Rock is not required, while others indicate that it is totally essential. Being that live rock is a very big expense, I dont want to throw down a few hundred bills only to realize that...

I guess I've showed my ignorance - thanks for your help.

Hello. I'm very interested in setting up a saltwater aquarium and I've begun reading everything I can on the subject. One thing that I'm not clear on is...If I purchase a filtration system that utilizes activated carbon and in addition I utilize live rock, does the ratio of 1lb of live rock per...