Do I need a new cannister??

[lucydlpn1]

I had an accident and broke one of my cannister filters. MY question is do I really need it? I have a 72 gallon bow front with 100 lbs live rock, aqua c remora skimmer, eheim 2226 with rowaphos as the only media, seio 620, maxi jet 1200, no name 450 gph powerhead, and uv sterilizer cut into the return line of the eheim. The cannister filter I broke was run with no media and I used it only to move the water and keep it circulating. Currently PH 8.0 Nitrates 0 Phos 0.2
What does everyone think??

 

[SnowManSnow]

IMO you dont need a canister filter with adequate skimming and lr

 

[Anonymous]

+1

 

[lucydlpn1]

Thank you for the reply. I am thinking if the parameters go up then I may replace it

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the reply. I am thinking if the parameters go up then I may replace it

If all that you were using it for was water movement, that shouldn't be a problem. If so, you can always get another PH and replace an existant one (with a more powerful unit) which should do that same job.

 

[caryliss]

Cannisters are useful if you want to run carbon, but powerheads are much better for water movement. If I read your post right you still have the Eheim with Rowaphos? Then replace the broken cannister with a good powerhead.