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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I'm not really a fan of my canister anymore. I decided to unplug it and use the ceramic rings in the two extra media baskets that my emperor 400 supplies. This is a pic of one basket, the other is identical. I figured it couldn't hurt since the baskets were empty anyway. Also, I have two airstones, one in each compartment, oxygenating the water before it passes through the filter media. What are your thoughts on this?[/FONT]
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i was just wondering. I took out the canister because it wasn't very good. It was old, it leaked, etc. I just didn't want to throw the rings away.
 
That's up to you. If you have adequate amounts of live rock, etc., I don't see that making that much of a difference, honestly. If you feel better leaving it in, I don't see that much issue with it as long as it doesn't build up too much detritus (shaking it off from time to time would help that).
 
I figured that I'll just shake it out in water that's siphoned into a bucket during water changes. I know it's a relatively small amount of media, but it will keep the bacteria living and I can possibly transfer it to my roommates tank to help his cycling process when that time comes. It's a blurry pic, but gives an idea as to what I'm working with.
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I am not a fan of canister filters on marine tanks. Unless cleaned with great frequency, they are nitrate factories. My preference is a sump/refugium with a protein skimmer.

In regard to your tank shot…I’m sounding like the bad boy…I’d open up that rock more. It looks like the Berlin wall. You want to create passages for the fish to swim and hide. The greatest advice I got on rock placement is to put three rocks down in the sand and now find a fourth that will sit amongst the three you put down. Continue to build on this three down, one bridge concept to make many holes for the fish to swim and hide.

Not sure of the size of the tank….I’m guessing a 75…but I would put the two powerheads on the side walls of the tank. There you’ll get good counter flow across the length of the tank. Might want to actually pick up a third powerhead, dependent on the corals you throw in there.
 
Thanks for the input Redfish. Yes, it's a 75. Unfortunately, I don't have a sump/refugium. I wanted to keep it fairly simple since this is my first go at it. Removing the canister intake/return lines allows my to put a skimmer on the right side of the tank, although it will obviously be an HOB. I do agree with the Berlin Wall look. I have a couple Koralia Evos coming to aid in water movement. When they get here I will be rescaping :) Here's a different angle of the tank.
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