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you dont "need" to add a bunch of stuff
you could like run the all in one as is...but be prepared to change the filters etc...weekly if not more frequent...as bioballs and filter pads become nutrient sinks....i have heard good things about those little ceramic rings...but they have to be down stream in the filtering process...that way raw pollutants like detritus are caught ahead of time and can easily be removed via changing pads/ floss...
i would like to think rings and bioballs work fine provided there is not any rotting or decaying material in them....people use them in denitrifying coils all the time...but that water is fairly clean before entering the coils...
on a side note...most all filtration done in a salt water tank is done naturally...through bacteria and micro organisms...skimmer are used as water polishers, removing dissolved organics from the water, which through stringent husbandry can be done with regular water changes..especially in small tanks with low bioloads..
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