Running Canister Filter in Sump

Reeferz24 · 02/29/2016, 08:26 AM

I just setup my 10 gallon sump under my 60 gallon tall tank (2 month old reef tank). I was running and EHEIM 250 before and was hoping to run it through my sump now for extra filtration and to hide it.

The canister is filled with eheim mech and substrate pro. What would be safe and/or necessary to run in the canister filter? Should I run Carbon in it?

username in use · 02/29/2016, 08:27 AM

I wouldn't run it at all. They are more trouble than they are worth on a reef.

Dkuhlmann · 02/29/2016, 08:29 AM

I would also eliminate it, as its not necessary and is just a nitrate trap that you need to keep constantly clean.

Reeferz24 · 02/29/2016, 09:11 AM

Thanks. I guess I wont run it. I change my filter socks every couple of days and have a sponge that slides down in-between two baffles. What method and how often should I clean the sponge?

Is this enough as far as filtration? Should I throw a bag of carbon or purigen in there?

username in use · 02/29/2016, 09:51 AM

I would change the sponge the same as the socks.

As far as carbon goes, it is best done in a reactor. It doesn't need to be fancy, but it works best in a reactor and as pelletized carbon, not granular. The granular in a reactor can channel out and doesn't keep it all fluidized as well as the pellet kind.

This is a simple reactor that will work

02/29/2016, 08:26 AM	#1
Reeferz24 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4	Running Canister Filter in Sump I just setup my 10 gallon sump under my 60 gallon tall tank (2 month old reef tank). I was running and EHEIM 250 before and was hoping to run it through my sump now for extra filtration and to hide it. The canister is filled with eheim mech and substrate pro. What would be safe and/or necessary to run in the canister filter? Should I run Carbon in it? __________________ "The world’s finest wilderness lies beneath the waves …" Current Tank Info: 60 Gallon Tall Tank, Saltwater beginning stages of reef

02/29/2016, 08:27 AM	#2
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	I wouldn't run it at all. They are more trouble than they are worth on a reef. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

02/29/2016, 08:29 AM	#3
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I would also eliminate it, as its not necessary and is just a nitrate trap that you need to keep constantly clean. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

02/29/2016, 09:11 AM	#4
Reeferz24 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4	Thanks. I guess I wont run it. I change my filter socks every couple of days and have a sponge that slides down in-between two baffles. What method and how often should I clean the sponge? Is this enough as far as filtration? Should I throw a bag of carbon or purigen in there? __________________ "The world’s finest wilderness lies beneath the waves …" Current Tank Info: 60 Gallon Tall Tank, Saltwater beginning stages of reef

02/29/2016, 09:51 AM	#5
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	I would change the sponge the same as the socks. As far as carbon goes, it is best done in a reactor. It doesn't need to be fancy, but it works best in a reactor and as pelletized carbon, not granular. The granular in a reactor can channel out and doesn't keep it all fluidized as well as the pellet kind. This is a simple reactor that will work __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house