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So following a bit of a discussion with @Zeus. in another thread I thought I'd start a topic here and see what people thoughts are.
Do we actually need a big leaky expensive fault-prone canister filter to run our tanks? Reading the threads here people have issues with every make all the time..
I have a 400l peninsular with two aquael UltraMax 2000s and a powerhead. I can't help but feel that if that circulation was provided by a gyre pump in a densely planted tank the filters might be, for the most part redundant. The bacterial we rely on are legion and do not just live in the filter, I suspect there are enough on the plants and on the hardscape/substrate.
The functions I'd miss would be out of tank heating and co2 injection and removal of large particulate matter, but that's nothing a simple pump on a loop/ intank devices and some fine sponge can't fix...
What are your thoughts?
Do we actually need a big leaky expensive fault-prone canister filter to run our tanks? Reading the threads here people have issues with every make all the time..
I have a 400l peninsular with two aquael UltraMax 2000s and a powerhead. I can't help but feel that if that circulation was provided by a gyre pump in a densely planted tank the filters might be, for the most part redundant. The bacterial we rely on are legion and do not just live in the filter, I suspect there are enough on the plants and on the hardscape/substrate.
The functions I'd miss would be out of tank heating and co2 injection and removal of large particulate matter, but that's nothing a simple pump on a loop/ intank devices and some fine sponge can't fix...
What are your thoughts?