im looking to upgrade the filtration of my aquapod 24, all it has is two blue sponges that sit in the back right side of the filtration chambers. i found a skimmer that is a perfect fit for the right chamber, but i will have to remove the blue sponges to accomplish this. my question is, should i buy a small power filter for the other chamber since i can no longer use the sponges? also, im planning on a full blown sps tank eventually but, one of my larger acros just recently died and im trying to figure out why. im using a koralia 1 for circulation right now, is this enough to keep sps healthy in a 24 gallon?

I would get 2 koralia nano's That would be sick! Personally I have a 29 with a koralia 2 and a return from my sump pushing about 300gph. Soo about 900 gph total. I only have 5 gallons more than you. So I would up the filtration and more water movement. Im now getting into sps......and to my amazement they are growing fast as anything!