whats better

I have berlin sump made by essopps. Very nice. I have live rock, culerpa, mangrove plants and some times carbon in it. I also have a huge skimmer down there doing the dirty work. Live sand, clean up crew, and live rock in the main tank. It works.

 

I don't use a "filter" per say, I do have a sump/fuge, a corallife protein skimmer, live rock, and a couple of powerheads for extra circulation and that's it.

 

Well iv'e said it befor and I will say it again their is 101 ways to run a healthy saltwater tank I myself dont do any kind of machenical filtration but I have alot of live rock and some may say an extrem amount of turbulant flow however I change 1o% of my water weekly and syphon my substrate when I do the water change , however that beeing said I can not wait to upgrade my skimmer and start up a fuge tank

 

So A Berlin Setup With A Fuge And Bingo Im Good.

Has Anyone Used A Filter From Lifereef.com Thinking Bout Getting One Of Those Berlins With Fuge. But There Exspensive. They Cost About $1200

 

i say as much filter as you can put on it within reason.i use chaetto in a sump liverock a plenum carbon sponge skimmer

 

on my 75 gallon sps i have 150 lbs of L/R with 75 lbs of L/S, 15 gallon refugium with 30 lbs of L/R with 15 lbs of L/S and calupera, life reef skimmer, wet/dry with 30 lbs of L/R and bio balls, and cant remember the last time i did a water change. all the bad levels are 0.

otty and coral reefer your on the right track

 

Berlin method worked for me. I would recommend it to anyone setting up a tank. A sock, LR in the sump, some natural nitrate and phosphate reducers, light it on opposite cycles as your tank, skim it, and send it back to the tank. And the bonus is you can use it for time out for your naughty fish and inverts!!!

 

to save money would a say 30 gall tank used as a sump with two good skimmers work or a should i stick with the plan i have of the lifereef berlin filter

 

thank you my mind is made up i will make my own with a 30 gal tank 2 filter socks and a fuge with good protein skimmer i knew you guys would help me think better than that 1200 dollar filter

 

I have a 10g trickle wet/dry/fuge, also have 2 power heads for circulation in main tank, I have been slacking lately, but i have been working on a 20g long to replace it, will post some pics soon.