Filter Sock?

vito is hooked · 01/15/2008, 07:35 AM

It was brought to my attention that I should remove the sponge that I have in my overflows because it will trap debris thus keeping NITRATES high. Doesent A filter sock do exactly the same thing?.....I clean my sponges every other day. Thanks!

Ismellikefish · 01/15/2008, 08:17 AM

It all comes down to how good your husbandry skills are. IF you clean it on a schedule then you will be fine. If you don't and let it sit for a while, then yes it can be a trate factory.

AJ69 · 01/15/2008, 08:29 AM

ditto,just clean them every time you do a wc

vito is hooked · 01/15/2008, 09:58 AM

Great, I Feed my fish frozen brine twice a day(For My Mandarin, Just started my Ref and loaded it up with copepods and cheato) so those sponges catch most of the uneaten food before it get to my Ref. Plus, the water that comes down to my Ref hits the edge of my cheato ball, thus spinning the ball so the whole ball is getting light.(took me a while to get it just right, but now it works beautifuly)......Thanks for the input!

01/15/2008, 07:35 AM	#1
vito is hooked Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Port Charlotte FL Posts: 845	Filter Sock? It was brought to my attention that I should remove the sponge that I have in my overflows because it will trap debris thus keeping NITRATES high. Doesent A filter sock do exactly the same thing?.....I clean my sponges every other day. Thanks!

01/15/2008, 08:29 AM	#3
AJ69 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 2,116	ditto,just clean them every time you do a wc __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles ..." - Hunter S. Thompson "Better to fight for something than live for nothing" - G. Patton Current Tank Info: rimless cube

01/15/2008, 09:58 AM	#4
vito is hooked Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Port Charlotte FL Posts: 845	Great, I Feed my fish frozen brine twice a day(For My Mandarin, Just started my Ref and loaded it up with copepods and cheato) so those sponges catch most of the uneaten food before it get to my Ref. Plus, the water that comes down to my Ref hits the edge of my cheato ball, thus spinning the ball so the whole ball is getting light.(took me a while to get it just right, but now it works beautifuly)......Thanks for the input! __________________ IT'S THE SAME THING-ONLY DIFFERENT Current Tank Info: 300gal with 180gal Ref/Sump M/H lighting 2-175 watt 10.000 K 3 150watt 15.000 K 8 blue actinics 4 Purple OCTOPUS Extreme-X200 Skimmer Max Flow 4200gph Return

01/15/2008, 08:17 AM	#2
Ismellikefish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 271	It all comes down to how good your husbandry skills are. IF you clean it on a schedule then you will be fine. If you don't and let it sit for a while, then yes it can be a trate factory.