I am planning on setting up a new 125 gallon reef tank with a 35? gallon sump and I am wondering if you can use a nitrate removal filter instead of the protein skimmer. Do I still have to cycle the tank or can I cycle the nitrate removal filter on the smaller tank I am currently using? Thanks for all the advice i have previously received. As you can see I'm still in the planning stages!
Ok so I havent been doing anything with my salt water build. Life got in the way and with a possible move decided i didnt want to get a tank up to just tear it down. Now the move has been put off for a few years so I want to get it up and running. Still have to finish sump, build/fix the overflow box, create my live rock and buy good lights. I am looking at doing fish and some soft corals to start. I was originally looking at an Odyssea T5 216 watt light ...
Updated 01-31-2011 at 10:00 PM by chbix
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