cjennings1
Member
OK, so here is the situation: I have had two bio-cubes for about 4-5 months and got hooked on the whole saltwater thing and recently purchased a 75 gallon tank from a guy selling the complete system.
I don't think he took the best care of his stuff, so I have been upgrading everything over the last 4 weeks or so. New lights, new stand, etc. Now I am ready to do the Filter & Protein Skimmer and I would like to know what you all think the best type of filtration would be for my setup. I am thinking about wet/dry w/ protein skimmer or canister or hybrid of both.
Here is the breakdown:
75 gallon tank
Shallow sand bed
About 100 lbs Live Rock
2 270 gph powerheads on either side of the tank
Penguin Bio-Wheel 350 (or whatever is rated for the 75 gal. tank)
Prizm Protein Skimmer
Coralife Aqualight Deluxe (Dual Actnic, Dual 10,000K, 4 Lunar)
Sea Life:
2 Brittle Stars
5 Mexican Turbos
5 Nassarius Snails
1 Fuzzy Dwarf Lion
1 One Spot Foxface
1 Spotted Hawkfish
2 Blue/Green Chromis
1 Lemon Damsel
1 Open Brain Coral
1 Branching Hammer Coral
A few Button Polyps
2 Very Small stalks (tiny) of Pulsing Xenias
I want to add a Harlequin Tuskfish once the Lion gets big enough and eats a damsel or two
and maybe add one more coral.
What is the best type of filtration for this setup? Everything is running good now, but I want to make sure it stays that way and I think it's going to require a better filter. Thanks for the advice!
I don't think he took the best care of his stuff, so I have been upgrading everything over the last 4 weeks or so. New lights, new stand, etc. Now I am ready to do the Filter & Protein Skimmer and I would like to know what you all think the best type of filtration would be for my setup. I am thinking about wet/dry w/ protein skimmer or canister or hybrid of both.
Here is the breakdown:
75 gallon tank
Shallow sand bed
About 100 lbs Live Rock
2 270 gph powerheads on either side of the tank
Penguin Bio-Wheel 350 (or whatever is rated for the 75 gal. tank)
Prizm Protein Skimmer
Coralife Aqualight Deluxe (Dual Actnic, Dual 10,000K, 4 Lunar)
Sea Life:
2 Brittle Stars
5 Mexican Turbos
5 Nassarius Snails
1 Fuzzy Dwarf Lion
1 One Spot Foxface
1 Spotted Hawkfish
2 Blue/Green Chromis
1 Lemon Damsel
1 Open Brain Coral
1 Branching Hammer Coral
A few Button Polyps
2 Very Small stalks (tiny) of Pulsing Xenias
I want to add a Harlequin Tuskfish once the Lion gets big enough and eats a damsel or two
What is the best type of filtration for this setup? Everything is running good now, but I want to make sure it stays that way and I think it's going to require a better filter. Thanks for the advice!