biological filtration

reefman420 · 07-26-2007, 05:42 PM

right now i have a 55 gallon salt water fish only tank three inchs of substrate,and about 30 to 40 lbs of live rock ...im currently running a fluvall canister filter,a oceanic protien skimmer,and three powerheads.two on the front of the tank and one in the middle back face ing towards the front.i was wondering would it be good to re add the penguine bio wheel filter that i took out...please any suggestions

mps9506 · 07-26-2007, 06:19 PM

Your live rock should be sufficient for the bacterial filtration.

reefman420 · 07-26-2007, 06:22 PM

so ishould just leave it alone?is their such thing as to much filtration

mps9506 · 07-26-2007, 06:55 PM

I would leave it alone. Your second question is a debatable question. So it depends who you ask, and both answers (yes or no) are probably correct.

reefman420 · 07-26-2007, 07:01 PM

that really dont tell me much

mps9506 · 07-26-2007, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mps9506

I would leave it alone.

The biowheels are not good biofilters for SW tanks, and won't completely process your nitrogen cycle. Let the live rock handle your biological filtration needs.

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