obsessedwithfish Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 So in a few months im going to start a jbj pictope. for filtration, I want to do the whole thing where I mod an ac30 or ac50 to a refugium but I'm very confused about it. is this refugium the only filtration you need? do you still use all the filter media the ac filter comes with? what should I do with the jbj picotope stock filter?? thanks for any help/advice Link to comment
longbeach Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I also just started a 3 gallon picotope about 6 months ago I went with the ac 70 since it adds the most water and u can fit more things in it as of now I haven't nodded it I just put some chaeto on top of the media it comes with once that media runs out ill buy a diffrent kind and then mod it and yes the ac filter is the only filter u need in a picotope. the ac70 filters 300 gallons a hour your filtering your 3 gallons 100 times over in a hour so yea it keeps it pretty clean. Link to comment
MeepNand Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Generally, for reefs, people only use Chemipure or some carbon for filtration. I would recommend using chaeto as a sponge to stop large particles and keeping the carbon AC come with in the filter compartment. Link to comment
obsessedwithfish Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 ok cool. so do you think its absolutely essential that i get the ac70 and not ac50? i just dont want it to be too huge because the tank will be transported quite a bit, but if the ac70 is essential to the health of the tank i'll deal with it Link to comment
jbb Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 AC70 is just the popular choice , a 50 would be fine. Link to comment
longbeach Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Well if u want to say essantial you can actually get by with water changes alone how often you will need them is another question. The biggest reason I choose the ac70 over any other filter was the volume of water it adds to your tank I think close to 1/2 a gallon which help stabilize your temperature swings my biggest problem. Also the size of it is actually its biggest advantage because you can hide so many things in it like a heater, protein skimmer, a refiugium I'm shure there's others the size isn't realy a issue to me since its hidden behind the tank you don't really see it I actually really like it I have my lights hanging on it and also had my fan on it but your question is, is it essantial absolutely not more of a comodady. Link to comment
obsessedwithfish Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Well if u want to say essantial you can actually get by with water changes alone how often you will need them is another question. The biggest reason I choose the ac70 over any other filter was the volume of water it adds to your tank I think close to 1/2 a gallon which help stabilize your temperature swings my biggest problem. Also the size of it is actually its biggest advantage because you can hide so many things in it like a heater, protein skimmer, a refiugium I'm shure there's others the size isn't realy a issue to me since its hidden behind the tank you don't really see it I actually really like it I have my lights hanging on it and also had my fan on it but your question is, is it essantial absolutely not more of a comodady. ok that makes sense. so you can put the heater in the ac70? that would be awesome since the powerhead will already take up so much space in the tank Link to comment
longbeach Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Yes you can put the heater in there and many other things you even make it into a surface skimmer if you need one. Link to comment
JR! Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 id do the 70 just because it so much easier to hide all the stuff in there. plus the extra water volume Link to comment
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