which is ?better

drfixjet

drfixjet

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wetdry or canisters? just wanted ur opinion.... I ran into a guy that has a wetdry he wants to sell. He has had it running in his 150g tank for almost three years... or I can use the two canister filters I have a fluval 304 and filstar xp3... I hav a 90g corner bow front tank.
Thanks for you help I am new to this hobby and appreciate all the help you gave me on my last post
 
bulldog123

bulldog123

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My lfs sold my wife a complete fluva(405). This is a fresh water system, unless that one is different. I have since replaced the entire setup. I went with wet/dry system with a skimmer andrefugium and now researching removing the bio balls. If you go to my blog posted under new hobbyists JDL posted a link about wet/dry systems. I would suggest you read it and save yourself alot of time and effort. Dont take my word as i myself am very new at this.
 
flower

flower

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I have a 90g, I use two canister filters. I have used them for 3, going on 4 years.
I don't know anything about sumps or wet/dry or refugiums. I don't have the space. I can't drill holes. I am not handy at all.
I clean one filter, and wait 3 weeks and clean the other. That is so I don't kill my good bacteria. I also rinse my black filter pads in saltwater by swishing it around, so my tank can keep up with the bioload.
As long as you keep a canister filter up with maintenance it works great and takes up very little room and no noise. Mine came with a flow bar, a great way of moving surface water too.
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

Active Member
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3004767

I have a 90g, I use two canister filters. I have used them for 3, going on 4 years.
I don't know anything about sumps or wet/dry or refugiums. I don't have the space. I can't drill holes. I am not handy at all.
I clean one filter, and wait 3 weeks and clean the other. That is so I don't kill my good bacteria. I also rinse my black filter pads in saltwater by swishing it around, so my tank can keep up with the bioload.
As long as you keep a canister filter up with maintenance it works great and takes up very little room and no noise. Mine came with a flow bar, a great way of moving surface water too.
Yes, the key is maintenance...you could have both, if you wanted.
 
drfixjet

drfixjet

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Im doing FO... the wet dry is a sea reef wet/dry 100... have any of you guys used this filter before?
 
bulldog123

bulldog123

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Everything i have read and most of the opinions say wet/dry is the way to go. And if you choose to add coral later it will be easier of change over.
 
trouble93

trouble93

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First welcome aboard...Maintenance,maintenance,maintenance that is the key. I have run them both at the same time and I have run them apart you just have to keep up your equipment. I just want to clear something up a canister is not just freshwater technology. They work well in saltwater.
 
bs21

bs21

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if i only had to pick one it would be wet/dry hands down. throw a bag of carbon in there and maybe a skimmer and/or some live rock and your really kickin the crap out of a canister IMO. get a wet/dry that looks like a sump as in more room than just the bio balls. Get a good pre filter before the bio balls and you should never have to clean them except for changing prefilter here and there(in an ideal world). but water falling into the wet dry helps in gas exchange and helps prevent oxygen levels in the tank from drastically dropping at night.
 
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