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see thats what baffles me.

Me too!

so would you recommend a fluval 250 canister for this 37 gallon. I have sand in the bottom of the tank so the bio wheel doesnt really keep it clear. I also decided to stay at a salinity of 1.018. I wasnt sure if the filter would be okay.

205 not 250 sry

With the SG that high, I'd go up to 1.020 & add live rock & a protein skimmer. You'll be grateful you'll be doing way less water changes with this set up.

Did you rinse the sand, and how long have you had it in the tank?

Yep i rinsed the sand thoroughly before i put it in the tank. The tank has also been setup for a bought a week now still cycling. Which protein skimmer would you recommend PP?

Backpac

Thanks Ill check it out. Once i start increasing the salinity would you increase it .002 every time i do a water change which will be once a week? Sorry for all the questions i just wanna get this right the first time. Kinda OCD

Also without the live rock would the skimmer be useless? I am also wondering if the tank is suppose to be kind of milky due to cycling never seen this before?

Yes, raise the SG .002/weekly water change.
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You can use a skimmer without LR.

Are you not doing full marine simply cause the price of live rock? You can make your own live rock and just seed it with a small portion of real live rock. There are a lot of DIY live rock recipes online and on youtube. It's really cheap to make as well.

I've got a TON of LR I'm trying to sell for $3.50.lb.

I just have a feeling if i buy live rock that im gonna want corals as well thats my only problem. I really just looking for a filter that will filter out all of the sand particulates that make the water a little milky.

and filter will do that if you put a fine enough media in it.


LR is your best filter for SW, the temptation for corals is a hard one to resist.......I failed lol