Filtration

I am currently running a Rena xp3 along with a AC110.

In the AC110 I am running the sponge along with the biomax ceramic tubes (no carbon right now).

In the XP3 I have the sponges at the bottom, in the middle I have 20 bio-chem stars and 1L of seachem matrix, then in the top I have crushed coral and then the micofiltration pad.

I want to to take the biological material out of the AC110 so I can add another sponge for better mechanical filtration. Will I have enough bio filtration if I do this?

JamesRiggs;2185895; said:

Why would you do that? I would say the bio filtration is your most important part. The big question is, how many fish do you have and if you remove the bio, will the XP3 be able to handle the new bio load.

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I have a lot of little particles floating around the tank all the time, thats why I am thinking that I need more mechanical filtration. I am not fully stocked yet, but I will have around 14 fish once I am. I dont know if the xp3 will be able to handle the bio-load, thats why I asked. According to the packaging on the bio-chem stars and the seachem matrix there should be enough biological material for a 200gal tank. I am considering running another AC110 and using that one purely for mechanical

djhonda;2185920; said:

How big is the tank?

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I guess that might be helpful information lol. Its 75gal.

djhonda;2185946; said:

There is a polishing pad for the XP3 and you could add more Bio Stars to that tray. I had two packages of them in one of my XP3s.

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I am using the polishing pad, the one that has 2 compounds and is green/whit. The middle tray is completely full with 1L of the matrix and 20 of the stars.

djhonda;2185978; said:

The final filter pad i am using is Solid white and i have zero issues. But i have to clean it often and replace every few months.

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It came with the solid white one, I bought the other one seperate as it is supposed to polish better than the solid white one.