Non Filer Sock Users

Montezuma · 01/24/2010, 09:46 PM

So im having some trouble. I work some long hours, and travel a bit. So it makes it hard for me to replace filter socks. It usually takes me a week or so before I can change it out. Im thinking I may just keep it off my system for a while. Maybe it will keep my nitrates down a tad. tank looks good, just nitrates get high when I leave it on too long. So I nd up changing it and doing a water change.

Anyone else not use a filter sock??

Maivortex · 01/24/2010, 10:48 PM

I tried using one but was not good at changing them. Havent used one in about 6 months. My water still looks very clean.

Makenna · 01/24/2010, 10:51 PM

I do not use one on my SPS system. The sump is such that all of the deitrus settles in between the baffles so that I can siphon it out from there.

90greefman · 01/24/2010, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makenna

i do not use one on my sps system. The sump is such that all of the deitrus settles in between the baffles so that i can siphon it out from there.

+1

Pohono · 01/25/2010, 03:17 AM

wet/dry shop vac to get the dirty dirty out, or maybe try putting a small fan/pump in the sump to keep the poo suspended for the skimmer to take care of it.

old salty · 01/25/2010, 04:41 PM

I stopped using filter socks over a year ago. Initially, the particulate matter had increased a bit, but it went back to being as minimal as when I was using a filter sock. One less thing to clean, on less chore to do, tank still happy.

01/24/2010, 09:46 PM	#1
Montezuma Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 370	Non Filer Sock Users So im having some trouble. I work some long hours, and travel a bit. So it makes it hard for me to replace filter socks. It usually takes me a week or so before I can change it out. Im thinking I may just keep it off my system for a while. Maybe it will keep my nitrates down a tad. tank looks good, just nitrates get high when I leave it on too long. So I nd up changing it and doing a water change. Anyone else not use a filter sock?? __________________ Rimless Club

01/25/2010, 04:41 PM	#6
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I stopped using filter socks over a year ago. Initially, the particulate matter had increased a bit, but it went back to being as minimal as when I was using a filter sock. One less thing to clean, on less chore to do, tank still happy. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

01/24/2010, 10:48 PM	#2
Maivortex Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PARADISE, us Posts: 666 Blog Entries: 1	I tried using one but was not good at changing them. Havent used one in about 6 months. My water still looks very clean.

01/24/2010, 10:51 PM	#3
Makenna Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 243	I do not use one on my SPS system. The sump is such that all of the deitrus settles in between the baffles so that I can siphon it out from there.

01/25/2010, 03:17 AM	#5
Pohono Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Humboldt County, CA Posts: 60	wet/dry shop vac to get the dirty dirty out, or maybe try putting a small fan/pump in the sump to keep the poo suspended for the skimmer to take care of it.