Noob Question on Pro Clear Wet Dry System

I am in the process of setting up a 55 gallon tank with fish and some live rock and sand. One of the LFS in my area was trying to convince me to buy a Pro Clear Aquatic system. Does anyone have any advice, or pros or cons on using this wet/dry filtration system? Thanks.

 

I used one on my 50 gallon for about 7 months. As long as you either clean your bioballs every few months or use rubble and keep the rubble below the water line you won't run in to any problems. Is it the version w/ a drawer? If so, they make it very easy to change the media. I do this once a week. I ran a hang on skimmer on the wet/dry as well. I loved the filter, but decided to upgrade to a sump so I could customize my filtration a little more.

How much do they want to sell it to you for?

The person that made pro-clear wet/drys has been contracted by another company to build sumps for them. This means there will be no more pro-clear wet/drys being made. They will still uphold the lifetime warranty on them.

 

They were running a special on one that included a return pump for $250.