Do I need a wet/dry?

maryc137

maryc137

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have a new 137 gallon tank with some LR, DSB, 6 assorted fish, 3 anenomes, 3 shrimp. It is cycled because we used stuff from the old tank. So far, we are using the Fluval 304 and Fluval 404 from the two old tanks. I have 6 powerheads going too. At a LFS today, the guy was horrified that I didn't have a wet/dry and sump. My question is, do I really need one? From reading these forums, it sounds like people are getting away from wet/dry's, but now this guy has me doubting myself. We were hoping to someday have enough live stuff going to get rid of the Fluvals and just use a skimmer with the DSB and LR. Will that work?
 
mr . salty

mr . salty

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Considering your plans to eventually go filterless,A sump would be good to keep that skimmer in.Also you can put your heater in it.Plus any water changes/evaporation replacement is done there instead of the main tank.I would say YES get one,but skip the filteration in it...You should also look into DIYing a sump out of a 15 or 20 gallon tank instead...It would be MUCH cheaper,and probably better for your application than a store bought wet/dry...
 
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