First Saltwater Tank

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

but will standard biomax media host the same bacteria thats on the LR?

If your going to run a canister filter remove all the sponge media and simply run activated carbon and either live rock or live rock rubble ( I'd use small pieces of liverock) there is no need for a canister filter per say in a filter sense but you can use it where a sump isn't available or for a refuge when a sump is small.