Filter Media for Sump

indyjaco · 02/28/2012, 09:32 AM

Hello,

I did a couple searches but didn't find a lot of this, or I just can't search.

I am setting up my 75G right now and wondering what everyone does for filter media and where you put it. Right now I have a 30 gallon 3 chamber sump with a chamber 1 ready for options. Chamber two is my skimmer and three is the return.

I plan to turn chamber one into a fuge once i get the tank cycling later this week or later next week. My big question is if you run a filter media or filter floss where do you place it? I could run a filter bag but would prefer to use some filter media. I'm about to get all my water flowing and I know there will be a lot of sand and sediment in the water.

I'm excited to get my 75G rolling and this is one of my last concerns.

Thank you!

todd141 · 02/28/2012, 09:58 AM

I don't know of any way to run something other than a filter sock - for a sump.

That's all I use in mine.

indyjaco · 02/28/2012, 12:18 PM

how long do your socks last?

sirreal63 · 02/28/2012, 12:35 PM

For removing the fines from the new sand, a canister filter with floss works great. Once you have the fines out of the water, you do not need any mechanical filtration other than a skimmer. Flossing the sump will leave you with the need to completely clean the sump once the tank is clear, you can do that but a canister filter or hang on works easier as the sediment and fines collect there and not the sump or the display.

todd141 · 02/28/2012, 12:54 PM

I swap out socks every 3 to 4 days. Then, when my last one goes on i throw them all in the washing machine without soap. I little bit of bleach is OK because once they are dry, there is no chlorine left in them. I normally don't bleach them however.

Silkyslim · 02/28/2012, 03:17 PM

If you don't use a filter sock you can put filter floss in between one of your baffles. When I started my tank I ran a phosphate pad that way.

02/28/2012, 09:32 AM	#1
indyjaco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 726	Filter Media for Sump Hello, I did a couple searches but didn't find a lot of this, or I just can't search. I am setting up my 75G right now and wondering what everyone does for filter media and where you put it. Right now I have a 30 gallon 3 chamber sump with a chamber 1 ready for options. Chamber two is my skimmer and three is the return. I plan to turn chamber one into a fuge once i get the tank cycling later this week or later next week. My big question is if you run a filter media or filter floss where do you place it? I could run a filter bag but would prefer to use some filter media. I'm about to get all my water flowing and I know there will be a lot of sand and sediment in the water. I'm excited to get my 75G rolling and this is one of my last concerns. Thank you! __________________ Jacob SCA 120G RB 48 V2

02/28/2012, 09:58 AM	#2
todd141 Golf Nut Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 385	I don't know of any way to run something other than a filter sock - for a sump. That's all I use in mine. __________________ This is my fancy signature..... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon; Lifereef overflow; 18 gallon acrylic sump

02/28/2012, 12:18 PM	#3
indyjaco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 726	how long do your socks last? __________________ Jacob SCA 120G RB 48 V2

02/28/2012, 12:35 PM	#4
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	For removing the fines from the new sand, a canister filter with floss works great. Once you have the fines out of the water, you do not need any mechanical filtration other than a skimmer. Flossing the sump will leave you with the need to completely clean the sump once the tank is clear, you can do that but a canister filter or hang on works easier as the sediment and fines collect there and not the sump or the display. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

02/28/2012, 12:54 PM	#5
todd141 Golf Nut Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 385	I swap out socks every 3 to 4 days. Then, when my last one goes on i throw them all in the washing machine without soap. I little bit of bleach is OK because once they are dry, there is no chlorine left in them. I normally don't bleach them however. __________________ This is my fancy signature..... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon; Lifereef overflow; 18 gallon acrylic sump

02/28/2012, 03:17 PM	#6
Silkyslim Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NY Posts: 149	If you don't use a filter sock you can put filter floss in between one of your baffles. When I started my tank I ran a phosphate pad that way.