LFS says ok to use canister filter ?

[factorytrooper]

Well for my first post, i need an answer to a question that probally has come up before but i could't find any info. So This is what i'm working with: A 30 gallon Oceanic cube : 250 MH : Remora : ZooMed212 : Stealth 100w heater. Now the question...... I also have a Eheim 2028 canister Which a LFS told me to use on my reef. He also said to put the noodles and live rock and carbon inside. Is this right? I just want to have enough filtration with no problems in the future. PLEASE HELP


Thanks
,Jesse :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

I don't know what noodles are, but I used a canister filter for a while on my tank, as long as its cleaned very regularly there really is no problem.

I used mine primarily for carbon/

 

[Anonymous]

I would only use it for carbon or the like. You could run it with no media just for the circulation since you have it.

 

[factorytrooper]

:lol: But What about putting live rock rubble inside the filters chamber? Which the lfs said to do. I never heard of such a thing.

 

[Anonymous]

:lol: But What about putting live rock rubble inside the filters chamber? Which the lfs said to do. I never heard of such a thing.

Some people do it

I wouldn't know how to go about cleaning it with LR in it. It would act like a very small sump then.


Where are you in the Garden State? I am way down south....

 

[Anonymous]

You can if you like. If you have LR in your tank I do not think the small volume in the canister filter will make much difference.

 

[ChrisRD]

If you have live rock and strong circulation in the main tank + your Remora skimmer I would not bother with the canister filter. You have plenty of filtration as is and the canister filter will be a maintenance headache IMO. If it's not cleaned regularly it will do more harm than good IME.

 

[Anonymous]

I have a large one that I use...Penn Plax cascade 1500 I think (been a while). There is no media in it. I do not have any LR in it either...I am using it basically to increase water flow and water volume (holds appx 1.5 gallons)...and the outlet is a few inches from a small hang on "refugium" I have that contains cheato.
So in essence, it more or less blows through this refugium.

Since I took out the media from the canister, and added the hang on refug, nitrates took a huge nosedive. No protein skimmer here, so it seems to be working as needed.

I clean it every 2 months-a quick rinse out.

 

[owenz]

The problem I have with my Eheim is that the slots in the media baskets are too big. Which forces me to put carbon in a pouch. Which, in turn, causes the pouch to pick up detritus over time.

I use it because the tank is still just getting started, but once I've stopped needing the carbon, I'll probably remove the canister altogether.

 

[Anonymous]

The problem I have with my Eheim is that the slots in the media baskets are too big. Which forces me to put carbon in a pouch. Which, in turn, causes the pouch to pick up detritus over time.

I use it because the tank is still just getting started, but once I've stopped needing the carbon, I'll probably remove the canister altogether.

I also have a wet/dry hang on tha I use. I like it for the way it creates surface "waves" and helps with the gas exchange at the surface.
I periodically use the media-mostly during water changes to "trap" anything that gets stirred up...or any other time I am expecting a lot of crap floating (blowing off the rocks, vacuuming the cc, moving things around etc...) I also use it to put carbon in, and as well, those "pads" that remove phosphates etc...