Best Filter?

[rook45]

if it got the overflows already for your already set go with the sump

 

[craig]

Like this.

 

[craig]

And this.

 

[SteveO]

Live rock is your filter.... If you use a wet/dry, take out the bioballs, all they will do is become a factory for Nitrates. The more liverock (within reason) is the best thing you can do for a salt tank. You can get away without a skimmer if you do large waterchanges weekly, but its not advised for a newbie. The liverock contains anaerobic/anoxic zones within the heart of the rock, and that is what you are looking for. The center of the rock will be the Nitrate removal system for your tank. The largest issue with salt tanks and saltfish/corals is nitrates. They cause problems with some fussy freshwater fish, but ALL saltfish have issues with nitrates.

 

[Rass]

The best way to go is to use a lot of L.R. with a large skimmer in a refugium sump.

 

[fatsolomon]

If you're planing FO or FOWLR I'd go with the sump definately. But, if you're going with a reef, just do a quality skimmer with lots of LR and LS. Filter media is a nitrate trap in a reef tank.

i have a reef with a skimmer and lots of LR but i also have 2 power filters with carbon and sponge, will that become a nitrate trap?

 

[Don4921]

it is possible have to watch it