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littlec984

littlec984

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Well I bought a 90 gallon all glass aquarium from a friend. I plan on making it a reef aquarium. I have been reading over and over between a canister and wet/dry filter. I really dont see any aparent advanages of the other. I kind of feel over whelmed by the whold wet/dry and overflow box. I would hate to come home and see water over my flow. I have been leaning closer to a canister for the most part because my tank isnt drill, and since i am in the military it might be a little easier for my spouse to look after when i go Tdy.. Can any one help me decided?? Which filter would be best for the type of aquarium I have
 
mrdc

mrdc

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Personally, if the tank isn't already predrilled with an overflow box, I would go with the canister filter.
 
beaslbob

beaslbob

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I can understand how you would be concerned.
one alternative is to use an in tank refugium or even some kind of hob refugium. Those would be much simplier than either the external wet/dry/sump or canister setup.
It is possible to setup an external wet/dry/refugium/sump that is very reliable. but it can be trickie.
my .02
 
scottnlisa

scottnlisa

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I bought a 125 that wasn't drilled so I went with a canister filter. It is easy to take care of and my wife knows how to do it also.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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IMO the obvious advantage to either system is that you can add mechanical media to your system. In a non drilled tank I would go with a canister. I personally have never seen an in tank Refuge relating to your tank size that would give you any great benefit
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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There are some really decent canister filters out there....I think 1 is Fluval I'm trying to recall, but I'd opt for a sump over the canister or wet/dry. Going to a sump on a non drilled tank isn't really and issue and IMHO not a potential hazard if done correctly.....Sump is more advantageous for many reasons. You stated you want a reef tank, so you have to consider a protein skimmer in the process as well, and your skimmer choices are rather limited for HOB or in tank.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by littlec984
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Well I bought a 90 gallon all glass aquarium from a friend. I plan on making it a reef aquarium. I have been reading over and over between a canister and wet/dry filter. I really dont see any aparent advanages of the other. I kind of feel over whelmed by the whold wet/dry and overflow box. I would hate to come home and see water over my flow. I have been leaning closer to a canister for the most part because my tank isnt drill, and since i am in the military it might be a little easier for my spouse to look after when i go Tdy.. Can any one help me decided?? Which filter would be best for the type of aquarium I have

I use two canister filters on my 90g reef. I clean one and alternate so I keep my good bacteria.
The reason: When I cleaned my canister filter I always got a little ammonia spike. I was told that changing out all the media at once would do that, to just do half. I didn’t want to do a half cleaning job so I got two canisters instead.
They run silent and I have had no problems. The spray bar is fantastic. I have a Cascade brand and a Fluval…I like the Fluval best..it is much easier to clean and maintain..
Hope this helps.
 
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