In another thread, it was suggested that I not even bother with using filter bags in a whisper power filter unless I was willing to clean them out every day, and it was also recommended to use a turkey baster to blow off detritus and to let the skimmer handle the job. So far I've been doing both with good results, but it certainly has me thinking. I have a sumpless system, my LR is my biological filtration, and my protein skimmer does, well..what a protein skimmer is apt to do! But while designing my system, it seemed to me that I was missing an integral component to assist with mechanical filtration of large particulate matter...particulate matter that I assumed would be too large to be effectively skimmed, so I went out and purchased a cheap HOB power filter to serve as a mechanical filter..I'm really not worried about it's bacterial capabilities.
What are your opinions? Is the whisper power filter doing more harm than good? Will the skimmer be sufficient? I have a phosban reacotr on the way soon, and part of me wants to pull the whisper and hang the reactor in its place (I'm starting to run out of room back there, you know!)
Thanks in advance.
What are your opinions? Is the whisper power filter doing more harm than good? Will the skimmer be sufficient? I have a phosban reacotr on the way soon, and part of me wants to pull the whisper and hang the reactor in its place (I'm starting to run out of room back there, you know!)
Thanks in advance.