Sock Filter and Filter Feeder Foods

rich19020 · 12/25/2011, 11:34 AM

Stupid question. When I feed corals like phytoplankton doesn't it get stuck in the filter socks? Or is it so small and goes through them?

Stusdesktop · 12/25/2011, 11:37 AM

I always turn my filtration off when feeding just to stop the food getting sucked right out. I do leave the powerheads on to broadcast the minute food though.

rich19020 · 12/25/2011, 11:57 AM

How long do you keep the filtration off?

jon99 · 12/25/2011, 02:05 PM

Think that would depend on the filter sock. Different ones have different mesh size, I think it usually says what size particles they trap... unless your cheap like me and make your own out of felt

Most zooplankton would probably be trapped in the sock, but phyto is pretty small. If the filter sock doesn't get it the protein simmer will.

scarface70706 · 12/25/2011, 02:41 PM

i turn mine off for 10 mins.

Ron Reefman · 12/25/2011, 03:19 PM

Like scarface70706, I turn off my sump pump and leave my CL run (no filtration). I'll leave it off for and hour. 30 minutes before lights go off and 30 minutes with the light off. And I only run filter socks about 5 days and then pull them for 2. So I'll feed smaller food on those days as well.

bishop40k · 12/25/2011, 08:12 PM

Turning off the return pump works great, that way you're not feeding the sump when it all blows into the overflow. I think time it's off would depend on how much you're feeding, what you're feeding and how much life is being fed. Obviously a tank with 2-3 fish and a couple corals probably wouldn't need the pump off for an long period of time (nor would it take as much food), whereas a tank with a large coral population, CUC, and lots of fish would take more food and probably longer without the return.

rich19020 · 12/25/2011, 09:53 PM

Do guys run your pumps and skimmer on its seperate power strip for conveince?

12/25/2011, 11:34 AM	#1
rich19020 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 389	Sock Filter and Filter Feeder Foods Stupid question. When I feed corals like phytoplankton doesn't it get stuck in the filter socks? Or is it so small and goes through them?

12/25/2011, 11:37 AM	#2
Stusdesktop Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 192	I always turn my filtration off when feeding just to stop the food getting sucked right out. I do leave the powerheads on to broadcast the minute food though. __________________ Pro Lurker, occasional poster Current Tank Info: 90g LPS dominated

12/25/2011, 03:19 PM	#6
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Like scarface70706, I turn off my sump pump and leave my CL run (no filtration). I'll leave it off for and hour. 30 minutes before lights go off and 30 minutes with the light off. And I only run filter socks about 5 days and then pull them for 2. So I'll feed smaller food on those days as well. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Filter Sock or No Filter Sock?	edwin-orellana	New to the Hobby	33	05/20/2014 01:51 PM
DIY automatic feeder	curryb15	Do It Yourself	2	08/08/2011 07:39 PM
purewaterclub rodi; changing filters and filter size?	SteveThePharmer	Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment	6	03/28/2011 08:40 AM
filter feeder food	rrtree	Tampa Bay Reef Club	6	04/11/2008 12:27 PM
filter feeder food	Mirage2521	Reef Discussion	4	05/29/2007 07:42 PM

12/25/2011, 11:57 AM	#3
rich19020 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 389	How long do you keep the filtration off?

12/25/2011, 02:05 PM	#4
jon99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atl Ga Posts: 817	Think that would depend on the filter sock. Different ones have different mesh size, I think it usually says what size particles they trap... unless your cheap like me and make your own out of felt Most zooplankton would probably be trapped in the sock, but phyto is pretty small. If the filter sock doesn't get it the protein simmer will.

12/25/2011, 02:41 PM	#5
scarface70706 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,364	i turn mine off for 10 mins.

12/25/2011, 08:12 PM	#7
bishop40k Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 65	Turning off the return pump works great, that way you're not feeding the sump when it all blows into the overflow. I think time it's off would depend on how much you're feeding, what you're feeding and how much life is being fed. Obviously a tank with 2-3 fish and a couple corals probably wouldn't need the pump off for an long period of time (nor would it take as much food), whereas a tank with a large coral population, CUC, and lots of fish would take more food and probably longer without the return.

12/25/2011, 09:53 PM	#8
rich19020 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 389	Do guys run your pumps and skimmer on its seperate power strip for conveince?