freedom filter

luckydog104 · #1 03/08/2007, 10:40 PM

does anybody know anything about the freedom filter? I have seen it in aquarium fish mag and am considering it . Wouls like any info .
Thanks ,
Danny

bertoni · #2 03/08/2007, 10:46 PM

They seem okay, if mostly redundant for a reef tank. I just depend on live rock and protein skimming for primary filtration. Running carbon is useful, too.

luckydog104 · #3 03/08/2007, 11:01 PM

Well I did not think about the whole useless filter media thing but I guess your right. I was thinging it might be of some use in a big tank that was not drilled but it really will serve little purpose . Any other opinions out there?

b.branscombe · #4 03/08/2007, 11:16 PM

I use them in my tanks. Got them before I found this site and needed an all-in-one HOB system, as I didn't want drill. I've been pretty happy so far. They seem a little overpriced, but I was able to get a real good deal on mine. Keep in mind that you won't be able to dry skim, the darkest skimmate I've been able to get is tea-coloured.

guntercb · #5 03/09/2007, 09:45 AM

Any updates on the freedom filter? Anyone have issues with it?

guntercb · #6 01/11/2008, 12:03 PM

Anyone have a Freedom Filter?

ejrabekoff · #7 01/11/2008, 03:19 PM

I am in the same boat as you, b.branscombe. They are somewhat useful , but do not use the protein skimmer as your only skimmer.

petoonia · #8 01/11/2008, 04:17 PM

I had a freedom filter and wound up getting rid of it. I had it on a 65 gallon tank, with about 150 lbs of live rock, and very little livestock. Eventually I began having alot of trouble with nitrates. Once I got rid of the freedom filter the nitrates went away. I also had to run a HOB filter as well, because the freedom filter did nothing for particles in the water column. The skimmer was terrible, it pulled out very little. I would avoid a freedom filter, your better off getting live rock, and a good skimmer.