New to reefing.

[angelfan]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

I had a 36 gallon tank as my first reef and my set up was almost identical to yours.
I found that when I had a sponge or floss or anything like that in my cannister I got Algae galore and high nitrates, even after large water changes.
As soon as i took all the media out and just packed it with LR rubble, my tank became very self sustained.

only my experience and yours of course may vary.
cheers.

LR rubble only in my can filter too for 3 years and a very stable system (first reef tank) Also I found the same with floss/sponge