What are my options for filtration

SaltWaterN00b · 07-10-2006, 01:40 PM

Im currently running an Emporer 400, but i was told 12 different things by 12 different people. The one I stuck with (because it was my only option) is If I run the emporer 400 and a skimmer i'll be fine.

What else can I look at as options from the best option to the most cost effective option.

Thanks in advance
Patrick

inkblue · 07-10-2006, 01:47 PM

i wouLd listen to tHe person wh0 advises wHat you can affoRd and what yoU tHink u can d0...

groW into tHe hobbY, dont be puShed into sometHing out of youR reach/understaNdinG

nycitaliano9 · 07-10-2006, 01:54 PM

Look at your tank is it real dirty are you having problems with it if not then your filter and skimmer is working good.

SaltWaterN00b · 07-10-2006, 01:57 PM

You are both right, just wondering if there were anything else i should looking into.

nycmat · 07-10-2006, 02:01 PM

well i would upgrade to a wet/dry over the emperor. i did that on a fish only for a while and it got difficult had to add a bunch of stuff. also a sump is another possibility. you cna usually find some other deals for cheap wet/drys on ebay.

i hope you have nitrex in your emperor 400

SaltWaterN00b · 07-10-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by nycmat


	well i would upgrade to a wet/dry over the emperor. i did that on a fish only for a while and it got difficult had to add a bunch of stuff. also a sump is another possibility. you cna usually find some other deals for cheap wet/drys on ebay. i hope you have nitrex in your emperor 400

Yes I do have the nitrex in it, what would have to be added?

**Chiefmcfuz** · 07-10-2006, 06:57 PM

Noob for a very long time I had a penguin 330 no problems and I also ran a skimmer no problem. Then when I got a good deal on an Eheim Cannister filter I bought one. You could augment your filteration with another type of filter and keep the Emp no problem. Just an FYI if you notice a nitrate buildup someone told me the wheels could be the problem but I never experienced that, like I said an FYI that's all.

drunktank · 07-10-2006, 11:03 PM

cant hurt to add a eheim or fluval, just requires monthly maintaince

07-10-2006, 01:40 PM	#1
SaltWaterN00b \/\/h47 @ n00b !!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ridgewood, Queens Posts: 599 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (0)	What are my options for filtration Im currently running an Emporer 400, but i was told 12 different things by 12 different people. The one I stuck with (because it was my only option) is If I run the emporer 400 and a skimmer i'll be fine. What else can I look at as options from the best option to the most cost effective option. Thanks in advance Patrick __________________ Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes - the ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing that you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things.

07-10-2006, 01:54 PM	#3
nycitaliano9 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Queens,NY Posts: 1,171 Reefer Ratings: (26) Friends: (2)	Look at your tank is it real dirty are you having problems with it if not then your filter and skimmer is working good. __________________ i'm about as funny as a puffa fish on extasy

07-10-2006, 01:57 PM	#4
SaltWaterN00b \/\/h47 @ n00b !!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ridgewood, Queens Posts: 599 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (0)	You are both right, just wondering if there were anything else i should looking into. __________________ Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes - the ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing that you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things.

07-10-2006, 02:01 PM	#5
nycmat nYo Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: middle village queens Posts: 1,691 Reefer Ratings: (23) Friends: (20)	well i would upgrade to a wet/dry over the emperor. i did that on a fish only for a while and it got difficult had to add a bunch of stuff. also a sump is another possibility. you cna usually find some other deals for cheap wet/drys on ebay. i hope you have nitrex in your emperor 400 __________________ broncos, yankees rule!! 120 oceanic starfire glass 4x2 canopy and cabinets added eco system 3616a sump w/ filter sock reef octopus dnw-250 deltec fr616 fluidized reactor vortec red dragon 4.5 pump return arctica 1/4 chiller aquaclear 25watt uv. GFCI electrical circut breaker for system nYo the best damn clan in COD4 Jaba Fett , broncsyanks, PHILY!!! PROPS, deanos < salute > 4 of the best players in COD4!

07-10-2006, 06:57 PM	#7
Chiefmcfuz Big Nosed Lazy Reef Dummy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 11,966 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (31)	Noob for a very long time I had a penguin 330 no problems and I also ran a skimmer no problem. Then when I got a good deal on an Eheim Cannister filter I bought one. You could augment your filteration with another type of filter and keep the Emp no problem. Just an FYI if you notice a nitrate buildup someone told me the wheels could be the problem but I never experienced that, like I said an FYI that's all. __________________ Brendan "So this is how liberty dies, With thunderous applause" Padme Amidala in "Revenge of the Sith" My reef tank 24 gallon Aquapod

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