confused with filters: wet-dry vs. canister filters

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bapski

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just got back form a different lfs. the guys there are wondering how somebody (from the lfs that i got my tank and filter canister) would suggest a canister for a saltwater tank. guy was very adamant that canister is no good. is this true. is this a time for me to press the panic button?

help please.. so i can call lfs where i got the tank and filter and see if i could have it exchanged...
 
bapski said:
just got back form a different lfs. the guys there are wondering how somebody (from the lfs that i got my tank and filter canister) would suggest a canister for a saltwater tank. guy was very adamant that canister is no good. is this true. is this a time for me to press the panic button?

help please.. so i can call lfs where i got the tank and filter and see if i could have it exchanged...
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I used an Eheim 2217 canister on my 45 gal SW for a few years with no problem, but I also used it with an HOT Skilter Filter 400.

The Eheim was really great and trouble free and it created a great current. There was plenty of room inside for various media, including biological, and didn't have to be cleaned very often. My Skilter filter gave me more oxygenation and served as a "decent" protein skimmer when modified with an airstone.

With a 130 gal tank, though, I would think you would need more than one canister, or at least combine it with something else...in which case, you might as well go with a sump....which solves a lot of other problems as well. So you could probably do it, but there are better solutions.
 
fjpod said:
I used an Eheim 2217 canister on my 45 gal SW for a few years with no problem, but I also used it with an HOT Skilter Filter 400.

The Eheim was really great and trouble free and it created a great current. There was plenty of room inside for various media, including biological, and didn't have to be cleaned very often. My Skilter filter gave me more oxygenation and served as a "decent" protein skimmer when modified with an airstone.

With a 130 gal tank, though, I would think you would need more than one canister, or at least combine it with something else...in which case, you might as well go with a sump....which solves a lot of other problems as well. So you could probably do it, but there are better solutions.
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care to elaborate on the "better solutions" part? :)
also i have the FLUVAL FX5 which has these specs:
aquarium capacity: 400 gallons (1,500 liters)
pump output: 925 g/h (3,500 l/h)
mechanical area (foam): 325.5 in (2,100 cm)
biological volume: 1.5 gallons (5.9 l)
filtration volume: 5.28 gallons (20 l)
filter circulation: 607 g/h (2,300 l/h)
head height (max): 10.8 ft (3.3 m)
wattages 120v/60hz: 50 w
wattages 230-240/50hz: 48 w
 
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