martib Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 whats the best ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 You need a range of mechanical and biological filtration. For biological my favs are K1, marine pure balls and seachem matrix For mechanical depending on your sump design you will need either a filter sock or some dense sponges. Age of aquariums sell a variety of sponges for cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 That's the point of sumps to customise your filtration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 i use dacron to remove solids and about 30+ litres of k1. K1 works great for me but i have not tried marine pure yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanCollie Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 That's what I drew up today, just have to order media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 too many chambers for a 3ft sump. Do a prefilter box and media in the first chamber mq aqua and matrix. Second chamber more mr aqua, marine pure and crushed coral. Bit of a waste running bacteria house if it's not under a shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmaster Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 The most obvious question that should have been asked is what fish are you planning to keep in the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Judging by the sump and lack if refugium I'd say freshwater fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martib Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 yeah should have mentioned what type of fish.one bank of tanks will be discus and the other bank will be aussie rainbows/gobies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanCollie Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yeah there are, im taking a baffle out and getting rid of the rods. How do you make a prefilter box? tia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
