200 gallon tank.. the next step

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fishingaddict;578026;578026 said:
wow lotta info fellas.. is this a typical wet dry system? found the pic online.

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Dominuslive;577949;577949 said:
I have never tried it, but alot of people reccomend it for Salt Water. Myself personally though, I want to have the most natural environment I can create and somewhat refuse to use chemical alteration. Keep in mind I wasn't always like that. But when you lose $400 in fish because you listen to the lfs on what "chemicals" help the fish relax and what kills cyano, and what chemical helps the fish fight off disease, you start to avoid them. I have cured ich just with salt and temp manipulation. And I have lost fish to ich using chemical manipulation. Of course it was the cheap sh** and I was new to all of this, and did not have the net to learn from.
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I use to be exactly like that. I still only use salt and high temp to stop ich. However, this purigen isn't the same to me as dropping a liquid chemical in the tank. I see it more like adding carbon or ammo chips, or some such beast. The most natural aquarium is one that utilizes a balance of plants:fish ratio. It also will use sunlight for growth of the plants. Often only having one powerhead to circulate water, and a heater. No bubbler, no co2, no filter, nothing. All natural.
 
That is a sump/refugium for a saltwater tank. See how the baffles are put in to keep the water level over the bio-media? They won't get the dry period.
 
The two posted earlier in the thread would both work well. The one that I put a mod on to make it a refugium as well was really good if you want to help keep more constant params. The one posted by feverfish was a better one for use of space, especially for REALLY big and messy monster fish.
 
fishingaddict;577755; said:
im goin to go check out a tank that is 84x24x24.. what do yall reccommend for filtration? bunch of canisters?
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Nope. One canister :grinyes: : Eheim 2260


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