Filtering Systems

[Madreefer]

Your plan sounds good. Thats how I run mine and it does well. But, you really don't need the filter pad before the pump. The filter sock is good enough. Hopefully with time the liverock will be full of bugs and pods and you do want them going to your display and that second filter pad will stop them. I do run carbon as well but it is not necessary. It helps clear up the water.