Recommend a good Wet/Dry Filter - Help
- Thread starter john-nyc
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andy51632
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Hey John you might not want to buy a wet-dry filter let me give u some reasons. With some of the fortunate, money, is not a option and thats cool but this is not a real money issue. You can make your own and it is very easy to do. That way u can customize it to your tank. You just have to do some research and ask some questions.
How much live rock are u planning to put in your 75 gal?
How much live rock are u planning to put in your 75 gal?
peckhead
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this is the wet dry that i made. tank it filling up right now so not sure how it will work out for me but i cant imagine that it is anything too different then in the 300$ pro clear wet dry that i had on my other tank..
this is the wet dry that i made. tank it filling up right now so not sure how it will work out for me but i cant imagine that it is anything too different then in the 300$ pro clear wet dry that i had on my other tank..
andy51632
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75lb is enough. The more live rock u have the better your water will eventually be. I believe you will need a protein skimmer.
Do you plan on keeping your tank a FOWLR aquarium? Or do you eventually want to upgrade to some low light corals?
If you are planning to keep it a FOWLR then a wet dry system is fine with a protein skimmer. If you are planning to try to keep some corals down the road then you will need more. You will need a refugium. It would also be good for just a FOWLR.
You can look at the price of the wet-dry system which is nice but not optimal. Now go find a 30gal tank it will probally be 90-100 bucks. If you can compare the room in a 30gal tank compared to the room in the wet dry you are looking at. You have alot more room to add a refugium or get a bigger skimmer.
Do you plan on keeping your tank a FOWLR aquarium? Or do you eventually want to upgrade to some low light corals?
If you are planning to keep it a FOWLR then a wet dry system is fine with a protein skimmer. If you are planning to try to keep some corals down the road then you will need more. You will need a refugium. It would also be good for just a FOWLR.
You can look at the price of the wet-dry system which is nice but not optimal. Now go find a 30gal tank it will probally be 90-100 bucks. If you can compare the room in a 30gal tank compared to the room in the wet dry you are looking at. You have alot more room to add a refugium or get a bigger skimmer.