Hey all, I recently switched my 46 from salt back to freshwater and am having some difficulty deciding on what filter i want to use. The easiest thing would be to go buy a bunch of pot scrubbies and chuck em in my Wet/Dry and call it a day, but honestly its a HOB overflow and when bubbles collect in the U tube it really makes me worry about it. For the sake of piece of mind its almost worth selling the wet/dry for a canister. The Wet/Dry is a eshopps WD125-CS with a quiet one 1200 return pump, the alternative is buying a fluval 405 off ebay. What do you guys think would be my best bet for keeping the tank clean? Is the Wet/Dry that much more efficient? Thanks
Wet/Dry VS. Canister
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I`d keep the wet dry.
You already have it, why not use it.
Did it ever fail on you?
Specific gravity aside, why would it not work with fresh water?
I have seen some “worry warts” who added an aqua lifter to their U tubes.
You already have it, why not use it.
Did it ever fail on you?
Specific gravity aside, why would it not work with fresh water?
I have seen some “worry warts” who added an aqua lifter to their U tubes.
never failed me, i have had somebody suggest an aqualifter to me but they wanted like $75 bucks for it at the LFS, any chance you could explain it to me a bit more? i would like to have the freedom of the sump im just really afraid of coming home to an empty sump and 5 or so gallons of water on the floor...
aqualifter = no air in the utube and hopefully siphon never breaks - at least that is what i heard....
you could always diy an emergency drain with some painted pvc to match the back of your tank....
you could always diy an emergency drain with some painted pvc to match the back of your tank....
If you do decide to go with the canister, the 405 is a good one. I run 3 of them, and have never had problems with any of them. And, my water is always crystal clear. Just my .02.
I run a two Rena canisters on my 72 gallon tank...a XP3 and XP2 and a sponge filter. I have never had an issues with water quality/clarity since I cycle the tank years a go. I have the XP3 set up as the "biological" with ceramic rings and bio-balls. The XP2 takes care of water clarity. I find it simplifies cleaning them. Theres my 2 cents!!!
I have pretty much done away with all of my canisters after trying a sump. I would never go back to not having a sump. Oxygenation, maintenance without shutting off or removing the filter, moving heaters out of the main tank etc...