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Originally Posted by chromakey

Good Day:

I have been running the tank for several months now and have recently added a flame angle and wrasse and I am planning to add a file fish when the LFS gets them in.

My fish load will be 2 clowns false percs, 2 wrasses, flame angel and file fish.

For filtration I have the bat filter media, chemipure elite and a smaller bag of carbon & GFO in the filter basket, and I am running an Aquamaxx skimmer (I have an issue with the gurgling/slurping sound from the discharge that I am trying to sort out as well).


I do a 4 gallon water change every two weeks with RO water.

I just measured all the parameter of the tank yesterday with API test kit:

Temp: 80 F, pH: 8.2, Amon/nitrite/nitrate: 0, Ca: 440ppm, Carbonate Hardness: 12 dKH, Phosphate: 0, SG: 1.025.

With the increase in bioload and feeding I am looking to increase my filtration so my water quality doesn't drop and get algae bloom and other bad things.

I have a Fluval 305 canister filter that I can use but was wondering what the best setup would be.

I was thinking of a GFO/carbon reactor but I have no experience with this type of filtration and wasn't sure of the increase efficiency over GFO/Carbon in filter basket.

I also have a 8 Gallon Nuvo tank in my daughter's bedroom with two small clowns. I was thinking of adding on the 305 onto the tank if it won't be using it for my JBJ 28 Gallon Nano.

Thanks for your time,

Michael

PS. What is the max size of file attachments you are allowed?

No need to run reactor for carbon/GFO since you are already using chemipure elite because Chemi is Carbon and GFO in a filter bag. If you have room somewhere to run a reactor that would be more optimal. A reactor would increase the efficiency of the Carbon/GFO because the water is being force through them instead of traveling around them. I am surprised your nitrate and PO4 are 0 even with the amount of fish/invert/corals you have in your tank. But then again Raied on this forum has 8 fish in his 20 gallon and using tap water and still be able to get 0 parameters. Beats me how that all works.

As for attachment it's best to use external link for picture instead of attachment, better that way since you can upload as many as you want.