wat is good for sump?

[rockfish]

hi all,

i need ur advice, especially those with lotsa knowledge in filter medias. i'm setting up a sump for my 4ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft, but i'n not sure wat to use as filter media. some say bio balls is good some say ceramic ring. recently someone told me that coral chip is the best.

ur opition please..!!

cheers,

james

[terryansimon]

I have filter wool to remove the bigger chunks of debris. the only debris I have now is whatever was "emptied" into the tank when I dumped the sand in.

Carbon, RowaPhos or PhosGuard all are good to have filter medias.

[huskiesg]

Another filter media that I will not omit is polyfilter

[terryansimon]

oh yah polyfilter. must get mine when my tank is cycled.

do you submerged the poly filter? or let the water trickle onto it?

[huskiesg]

Trickled over it Petmart selling 3packs for $33 .. good buy

[terryansimon]

great and I have one big bale of wool filter.

nevermind. can still use. put it under my polyfilter. if I do get that is.

eh next time I go petmart I give you a call lah. then can meet up lim kopi.

[FuEl]

Sand....sand...and more sand!

[huskiesg]

great and I have one big bale of wool filter.

nevermind. can still use. put it under my polyfilter. if I do get that is.

eh next time I go petmart I give you a call lah. then can meet up lim kopi.

No problem.. If you need help getting anything there, I can help.. sometimes auntie give me special discount

[terryansimon]

eh. how come so good one. I speak to her in cantonese also she give me minimal discount. sian

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[Tanzy]

Coral chip is calcium carbonate and zeolite is alumina. They are not the same thing.

[rockfish]

Coral chip is calcium carbonate and zeolite is alumina. They are not the same thing.

then are they better for sump than bio balls?? heard that coral chip can help maintain calcium level...

[Tanzy]

Coral chip can help maintain calcium levels only in a calcium reactor. It won't dissolve or buffer the water for you in seawater.

You don't need any of those in the sump. Nothing!

[rockfish]

Coral chip can help maintain calcium levels only in a calcium reactor. It won't dissolve or buffer the water for you in seawater.

You don't need any of those in the sump. Nothing!

hi tanzy, then u mean the whole sump empty ... ?? i know bio balls and ceramic rings are nitrate factorys ... so they are out for me ... coz i dun want to change water like the fress water fish ..

so far i noe is DSB and a skimmer .. wat else can i put .. ?? some say LRs.. ??

cheers

james

[terryansimon]

you can put wool filter or polyfilter in there to filter out the bigger chunks of debris if you want.

[Tanzy]

Why do you feel a need to put things in the sump? If you really want, you can use it as a refugium to grow some macroalgae.

[sherman]

Another filter media that I will not omit is polyfilter

Bro,

Poly Filter Good.Where can get ?How much is it?

Regards

[joachimsim]

Hey, Guys so Can I say...we can use those Lapis freshwater sand for the marine aquarium as well...? Then does the Ca Co3 sand...increase hardness of FRESHWater? But how can it..if water is not acidic.?