Filter for SW Reservoir???

[jgoal55]

Are you supposed to keep a filter in your SW reservoir? I have a 44 gallon reservoir with a pump constantly moving the water but I wasn't sure if you were also supposed to keep any sort of filtration in it?

If so, what should it be?

 

[glxtrix]

not if you dont have any life in there, it should just be Fresh SW made from RO/DI

 

[jgoal55]

thanks lee.....its just a bit dirty but i guess that might be muck or some stuff coming off the two pieces of live rock (maybe not so live anymore) that I have in there......

 

[glxtrix]

yeah I would syphon that out if I were you. Due to no light you've basically been cooking that rock and I'm sure there is some die off going on....hmm might want to test that water for ammonia.

 

[jgoal55]

well it almost all went in the tank over the last couple of days...so ill test tank water first.....

the reservoir is about 95% new water as of today.

 

[glxtrix]

lol, you've been saying that for 2 months now....heh, you crack me up.

 

[jgoal55]

saying what? that I'll test?

 

[glxtrix]

nah that the rock is going in the tank.

 

[jgoal55]

lol...yeah.....i actually meant the water was all in the main tank......the rock is still in the trash can.....lol.....really want to get it out this weekend though.....we'll see.....