Reef Aquarium Filter Types
Reef Aquarium Methods of Filtration
You decided which type of aquarium you wanted and have probably spent way too much money procuring it. Now it's time to pack it full of corals, fish and other aquatic goodies, right? Wrong!
You
haven't planned your filtration system yet. If you pack the
tank full of inhabitants without a proper filtration system,
they will all be poisoned by their own by-products and die!!
I know that reads pretty harshly, but it's the truth. Without
adequate filtration and a fully cycled aquarium, your
construction efforts will only lead to disappointment, dead
corals and a drained checking account.
Every living creature that you will eventually place in your
aquarium will produce ammonia, just like humans do. If the
ammonia is not removed quickly and efficiently, the aquarium
inhabitants will be poisoned and, in due course, die.
There are three types of filtration used in a reef aquarium:
Mechanical, Chemical and Biological. Each method approaches
filtration in a different manner though they all accomplish
the same task, tank filtration that maintains an ideal
environment for your aquariums inhabitants. Please follow the
links below to educate yourself on the specifics of each
filtration type and determine which type of filtration system
would be best for you, your tank and its
inhabitants:
Reef Aquarium Filtration Systems
Once you have an understanding of the different types of filtration used to maintain a reef aquarium, it's time to figure out how to incorporate one of the filtration types into your reef aquarium. Some of the main systems used to filter a reef aquarium are the Wet-Dry Filter, the Sump System and the Refugium (my favorite type). Please follow the links below to educate yourself on the specifics of each system and determine how to incorporate them into your aquarium.
Once you've decided how to filter your tank, either follow our sponsors' links to be taken to a reputable dealer of reef aquarium supplies, or go onto the next category (The Lighting) to be taken to the next step in creating a reef aquarium.