Is A filter needed in this setup

[tiresmoke]

55 gal tank, 55lbs live rock and Visi-jet protein skimmer This will be a FOWLR Thanks:notsure:

 

[usinkit]

You should be fine. I ran a 90gallon with 90# of fiji rock, 5 medium size fish and some corals with no problems. You may want to pick up a canister filter to run carbon and mechanical filtration every once in awhile. HTH

 

[lion_crazz]

Well before we rush to conclusions, how much flow is going through the tank?

 

[usinkit]

Yes that may help. Put a couple of powerheads in there and try to get 15x turnover rate on your tank.

 

[lion_crazz]

Well if you are going to run the tank without a filter, you will want to aim for at least 20X-25X the turnover rate.

 

[snipe]

A hang on filter is good for multiple things. I have mine packed with foam and such to hold bacteria and it stop large chunks of waste from going into my tank. It also holds my carbon!

 

[lion_crazz]

Yeah, I always liked the idea of running a cheap hang on filter to store carbon and to stop large particles of waste from decaying in your tank.