Filter socks?

[polarbear]

yes im very lazzzy.Let the critters take care of the tank.

Do you have a picture of your refugium?

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Been in the hobby a short period of time and am a big fan of LR and LR rubble and use it crazy like. The more the better. You can never use too much.
There are a couple of pics of a 55 gallon sump I bought from a member in my profile album and am upgrading to a 75 sump/refug for the 210 where I can use more LR rubble.
LR rubble seem to be acting like a natural skimmer. When I do my sw water changes the bad water is clear. very nice.

[Fishstix@JewelsOfTheSea]

personally I would never utilize filter socks as a source for a filter source because just as the other folks claim they always become clogged. That is the most common complaint on it and after experiencing it in the past...never again. Plus the sock hasn't changed or been motified so til that day comes wouldn't even consider it! =/

[polarbear]

well im not just using the filter sock for the filtration i have a skimmer and live rock/sand in my refugium along with macro algae. I do think I could use more rock rubble though. Also i have my skimmer on a stand that I made to raise it off the bottem to the right level. I noticed that I still get the brown waste in the first chamber under the skimmer stand. Would adding rock rubble under the skimmer stand hurt the way the skimmer functions?

[350gt]

As long as you regularly inspect and clean your sock, you shouldn't have it clog on you....

Keep another on hand, that way you always have a clean one on hand to swap out..

Just like anything in this hobby, without regular maintainence your going to have problems...

[350gt]

I take back everything I said......

I hate filter socks....

I finally have kicked it from my sump.... I made a little basket out of scrap eggcrate and will lay cheap filter floss inside for quick frequent changes.....

I am having a bad out break of all types of algae in my frag tank, and all I can think of is the filter sock that gets clogged and over flows into my sump....... I am tired of taking it out for a cleaning, seems as if it's just not clean enough.....

The socks are to crisp and the water does not flow all the way to the bottom...

I remembered this thread while building the little basket..

[350gt]

I made a a similar basket for my DT about 3 weeks ago and water looks so much better....