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Wet drys tend to become nitrate factories because the 'fill up' with detritus which then rots.
Most people go with biological filtration - live rock, a sandbed or a remote sandbed - and some kind of mechanical filtration for an extra push. Any mechanical filtration can become a nitrate factory if not cleaned regularly. Canisters are nice because you can use different media and the carbon is run actively instead of passively.
A skimmer is great because it can skim out ickies and add o2 to the water.
Wet dry is fine until it isn't. Wet dry was the cephs meow for a while, but then fell out of favor. Most people rely mostly on some sort of biological filtration.
Do you have a good saltwater reef book? They should go in depth into the differences of filtration methods so you can decide what will work for you.
I run a good skimmer, biological filtration via live rock and a remote sand bed. I have a canister or two if I feel the need to polish the water or run carbon.
Most people go with biological filtration - live rock, a sandbed or a remote sandbed - and some kind of mechanical filtration for an extra push. Any mechanical filtration can become a nitrate factory if not cleaned regularly. Canisters are nice because you can use different media and the carbon is run actively instead of passively.
A skimmer is great because it can skim out ickies and add o2 to the water.
Wet dry is fine until it isn't. Wet dry was the cephs meow for a while, but then fell out of favor. Most people rely mostly on some sort of biological filtration.
Do you have a good saltwater reef book? They should go in depth into the differences of filtration methods so you can decide what will work for you.
I run a good skimmer, biological filtration via live rock and a remote sand bed. I have a canister or two if I feel the need to polish the water or run carbon.