Filter Sock Question

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by destinationluna, Jun 2, 2011.

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  1. destinationluna

    destinationluna Skunk Shrimp

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    So I was doing some maintenance today and noticed there is a lot of debris floating in my water. Don’t know for sure what it was but would it be worth me getting like a 50 micron sock just to run in there when I notice it getting a lot of stuff in there don’t know if its dust from rocks or what. It’s very small particles and I run a 200 micron sock but think most of it is passing right through it.

    If you have any ideas on how to remove some of this matter from the water please let me know. I know there are pods in there and other stuff but man it sure seemed like a lot of stuff floating. I wet skim and that is not pulling it out so im thinking its not organic matter. Shoot me some idea's

    Thanks
     
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  3. doylef4i

    doylef4i Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I like the idea of the 50 micron sock.Just remember it will "clog" much faster than the 200 micron sock.I would just use it for maybe 2 days a week for water polishing.
     
  4. destinationluna

    destinationluna Skunk Shrimp

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    Yea that was my idea towards it also just posted it up here to see if there was any pro's or con's or if anyone has tried it before. I do think id only be running it when I saw an issue I did not want to pull pods out of the water or anything like that so would not be run often but at some times yes;D