30 Gal filtartion

[gixxer600]

i am setting up a regular 29 gal tank and was wondering what would be good filtration choice. i am wanting to make it a reef tank but i am not sure if this is possible. I was going with a cannister style filter but i am not sure which is good and what flow rate would be sufficeint. for lighting i have 175 watt MH or i ahve a 96 watt PC. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dakota9]

A good canister filter would be fine on that size tank.

The lighting sounds great either way, just depends what type of livestock you want to keep

 

[jhutto]

You can do softies and some LPS with PCs just no SPS. I have mushrooms, frogspawn and blastos - big and small in a 11g nano for several years with 36 watts of PCs. You do not get as much growth but it works.

joe

 

[stickx911]

go MH, but dont put it too close to the water or you'll overheat the tank in no time.

A good working canister is good for filtration, but you'll need one or two power heads to keep things moving.

 

[gixxer600]

can anybody recommend a brand and flow rate that will not break the bank?

 

[stickx911]

I have a rena x1 on my 30, and I like it.

I would also put a pair of korillia (sp?) 1s or nanos in there.

Skip the skimmer, and just do more water changes.

 

[lees]

What's up with this thread? I can't see it.

 

[gixxer600]

thanks for all the help

 

[leslie]

We have a 29 gallon and the nano Koralia's didn't give enough flow so go with Koralia 1's.