carbon or LR rubble?

[ivy2dw7]

So my order of live rock came in today and I'm at the bottom of the box and it is all just a bunch LR rubble that probably broke off of the main pieces during shipment. What is a better way of filtration, carbon cartridges (it's a Millenium 3000) or using the rubble instead? I'll also be hooking up a coralife super skimmer 65 either tomorrow or Monday and I have about 35 lbs of live sand. Oh and it's a 37g, although technically by measurements it's closer to 40g. It'll be a FOWLR tank with a fuzzy dwarf lion, valentini puffer and a pixy hawfish with a few urchins, starfish and snails/hermits.

 

[rainfishy]

Personally, I think both LR and Carbon are important. I'ld say run the filter and get good LR, not just rubble. JMO

 

[puffer32]

I have an emperior 400, and use 1 side for carbon and 1 for rubble rock, if you have 2 carbon chambers on your filter, go that route

It keeps my water very clear and test results are near perfect

 

[blemmy_guy]

Originally Posted by puffer32
I have an emperior 400, and use 1 side for carbon and 1 for rubble rock, if you have 2 carbon chambers on your filter, go that route

It keeps my water very clear and test results are near perfect

I do the exact same thing on my 70 gal. I have 2 double wheel filters, and i use a carbon filter on one side and rubble on the other. plus the live rock in the tank. Works awesome!
Todd :hilarious

 

[ivy2dw7]

Thanks, I think I'll do the one side carbon, one side rubble. Will the rubble stay down w/the waterflow or do you have to keep it down in the filter chamber somehow?

 

[puffer32]

The weight will make it sink to the bottom.