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| Wet/Dry (trickle) filter |
   
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12 | 8.51% |
| Fluidized bed filter |
  
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5 | 3.55% |
| UV sterilizer |
  
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9 | 6.38% |
| Mechanical filter |
  
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10 | 7.09% |
| Live rock/sand bed (exclusively) |
  
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75 | 53.19% |
| Carbon filter |
  
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14 | 9.93% |
| Other |
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16 | 11.35% |
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#1
02-21-2006, 05:43 AM
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Water Purification
I assumed that skimming would be the first choice of most people. Please explain your preferred method, and if skimming isn't your first choice, why.
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90gal Starfire mixed reef, 400W MH (Giesemann 13K megachrome/Icecap E-ballast), (2) 54W T5 Giesemann true actinic, 45gal sump (65W 50/50 PC), ASM G-3 Skimmer, Mak 4 return, Sequence Dart closed loop, foam backdrop, 120 lbs LR, 2" sandbed, & 1 dillhole running the show. Last edited by richtg; 02-21-2006 at 05:53 AM. 
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02-21-2006, 07:55 AM
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Ditto that, but does refugium include mangrove? Cause thats what I would do, fuge/mangrove combo.
Infact, I want to try that on a large tank, lol.
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02-21-2006, 03:16 PM
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I vote large macro fuge as well
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02-21-2006, 04:54 PM
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Live rock cause that what I use now
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02-21-2006, 05:30 PM
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Macro (chaeto, red halimenia & prolifera) & lowered feeding rates.
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02-21-2006, 10:40 PM
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I voted other.
I would do a fuge/berlin style sump with a refersed flow fluidized sandbed to optimize bacterial cultures.
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02-22-2006, 02:00 AM
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i just used carbon and that's it......now it got a skimmer a year ago and i notice alot less algea.I had a eclipse canopy with 2 n/o 15 watt and "3 stage" filter on the 20, I have had my 20 gal since i was 12..... now 20. i never knew about all this info. on the net it really helps out lots!!!!!!
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02-22-2006, 07:02 AM
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