Filtration Input...

brettmc

brettmc

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I'm looking to start a 30g cube reef tank, with many inverts, but only a couple of fish at the most. My LFS told me that a protein skimmer is all that i would need, of course with 40-50lbs of live rock and 3 in. of live sand. My question is what size of skimmer I should look for, I'm sure bigger would be better just in case I want to upgrade to a bigger tank in years to come. Also, are there any brands that you all would recommend? Any input would be great, thanks.
 
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tampausmc

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i have a 28 gallon bowfront and run a coralife super skimmer rated for up to 65 gallons....it does a great job and was highly recommended by many of the people on this site.....
 
mcsd22

mcsd22

Member
If you plan on no fiter then I would get the back pac from cpr. Its a skimmer and has a bio area combined into 1. You will definately need the lr and sand and might still have problems. What are you going to do for water movement?
 
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sinner's girl

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What are you going to do for water movement?
power heads are used for water movement....
 
brettmc

brettmc

Member
Sorry forgot to mention the powerheads, I know I need those also, but haven't gotten into any details on them yet.
 
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