Canister Filter Media.....

shrimpdady

shrimpdady

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I have an Oceanic canister filter that is rated for a 65 gallon tank(my tank is 55 gallons).
I run Chemi-Pure in it(replace bi-weekly), a sponge, and some floss.
I also have 55 lbs of live rock and 25 lbs of base rock.
Is there something else I should put in the filter?
The sponge and floss get real nasty real quick.
Any sugggestions?
What do you run in your canister filter?
 
coachklm

coachklm

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wow i had a 90 with 2x fluvals and with proper protien skimming changes were reduced to once a month,, but that was to much work so i went with the sump/refuge...
 
darknes

darknes

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Do you have a protein skimmer, and how long has this tank been running?
The reason I ask is some people believe that any sponges or filter media will cause a nitrate buildup unless cleaned very often.
I suppose the sponge getting nasty is a good thing. :notsure: It would leave me to believe that it's doing it's job and cleaning the water.
 
shrimpdady

shrimpdady

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Originally Posted by Darknes
Do you have a protein skimmer, and how long has this tank been running?
The reason I ask is some people believe that any sponges or filter media will cause a nitrate buildup unless cleaned very often.
I suppose the sponge getting nasty is a good thing. :notsure: It would leave me to believe that it's doing it's job and cleaning the water.

I am just looking for alternatives. Is there something that I can place in the canister that will work better.
Yes, I run a protein skimmer and my tank has been up for approx. 4 months
 
darknes

darknes

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What do you mean by work better?
It seems to me that if it's filling with gunk, that it's working well. :thinking:
 
borgatagal

borgatagal

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What media does everyone use in their Fluval canisters? I'm also curious what I should be placing in the drawers.
 
coachklm

coachklm

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1st one.
bottom : poly fiber ( wally world $1.19 you could stuff 3 pillows with this.)premium polyfil
middle left/: carbon on occasion
middle right :phosguard
top: Biomedia (ceramic ball thingies)
2 one
Bottom: Same as above
Middle left: same as above
middle right: de-nitrate
top: Biomedia
 
shrimpdady

shrimpdady

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How often do you have to change the phos-guard?
Also, I have 2 baskets in my canister.
Currently in the bottom basket I have 1 piece of floss, chemi-pure, 1 piece of floss.
The top basket has 1 piece of floss and a sponge.
 
coachklm

coachklm

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(yes it is)(green bag).....i had fluval 304s so it had 4 sponges and 3 compartments.....
polyfill will act as a better sponge when packed into the compartment to pull out more waste... you can put your media on top of it and you should be good to go...check it in a week and see how much waste youve pulled from the water.
 
mega

mega

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i have 2 fluval 404 on my 100g semi-reef also im having the same issuse of what to keep inside of them im gonna try the polyfill also do u take out the sponges ?
 
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