filter pad in or out?

bgkingd340 · 04/23/2008, 10:16 AM

i have a wet dry in to the refugium and i am using an overflo box to drain. In the overflow box there is a ronded pad that i change out just about every other day and in the drain a pad that i change out just the same. any advice or ideas

an411 · 04/23/2008, 10:40 AM

If you are changing that often I don't think that shold be a problem

seapug · 04/23/2008, 10:54 AM

For the sake of simplicity, I'd remove one of them-- preferably the one that's more difficult to access.

The only mechanical "sponge/pad" I use on my 90 gal is the sponge in the overflow, and I rinse it daily. Anything that gets past that settles in the sump and gets sucked out with the weekly water change.

04/23/2008, 10:16 AM	#1
bgkingd340 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ft.wayne indiana Posts: 94	filter pad in or out? i have a wet dry in to the refugium and i am using an overflo box to drain. In the overflow box there is a ronded pad that i change out just about every other day and in the drain a pad that i change out just the same. any advice or ideas

04/23/2008, 10:54 AM	#3
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	For the sake of simplicity, I'd remove one of them-- preferably the one that's more difficult to access. The only mechanical "sponge/pad" I use on my 90 gal is the sponge in the overflow, and I rinse it daily. Anything that gets past that settles in the sump and gets sucked out with the weekly water change. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

04/23/2008, 10:40 AM	#2
an411 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Derby CT Posts: 2,861	If you are changing that often I don't think that shold be a problem