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What Are Wet/Dry Trickle Filters?

Thursday October 22, 2009

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Wet/dry trickle filters have been a popular choice in biological filtration for a very long time in the saltwater aquarium hobby. However, as the technology in aquarium keeping has advanced and the desire to attain a "natural" reef system becomes ever popular, controversy surrounds this choice. ...

More: Top Wet-Dry/Trickle Filter Picks From a basic wet/dry only, to a wet/dry with sump, to a wet/dry with sump and built-in skimmer included, trickle filters are available in an array of styles and sizes to fit your particular saltwater aquarium's filtration needs. Designed to utilize biological, mechanical and chemical mediums, as well as a place to put a heater, skimmer or other additional aquarium equipment, these wet/dry filters can dramatically increase your aquarium's holding capacity.

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December 5, 2007 at 6:24 pm
(1) austin eli says:

I put a tiger jawfish in with a dusky jawfish. The Tiger is dead but i’m not sure if the dusky killed. Has anyone ever put two jawfish in the tank together? I used to have a pearly in with the dusky and they got along fine. I thought if they’re not conspecific they don’t kill each other??

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