Overfiltering my tank?

[reaper_jac]

I have 40pds of live rock 2 emperor 400's one skimer and one canister.
Just let me know what you all think. I'm trying to go reef tank but need more stuff to get there.

[Scubaman]

First of all, how big's your tank? I don't think you can overfilter, but corals eat a lot of the stuff that floats in the water, so if you convert to a reef tank, you'll have to keep an eye on that and make sure you feed them and they get enough to eat since a lot of it will be fitered out. I have two emperor 400s on my tank too and they're working great.

[Fiji Live Rock]

Just to give you a simple and easy answer....

You can't over filter a tank.


The better the filtration system...the less work for you. :wink:

[aconfino]

You can't overfilter, but you CAN overspend. Do some research, ask questions, and just buy what you need.

[bkclay469]

It is definatly true that you can not over filter a tank but the fact remains that the more filtration there is, the more chance there will be for nitates.