filter sock holder
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onetrickpony
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any pictures
clamwhisperer
In Memoriam
Why do you need a filter sock?
Pescado Amigo
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sweet....both of them I realy like the PVC pipe idea. Great job!!!
HotTeacher
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I see no harm coming from filter socks.
coralfragger101
Gone Postal
No - it is not required but I think the benefits far outweigh the negatives.
It will catch a surprisingly amount of "gunk" that your system will not have to break down and deal with AS LONG AS you change the socks regularly. Regularly means once to twice PER WEEK, depending on your bioload and how fast the socks fill up with gunk.
So what are the negatives? Are there any?
I guess you could list changing and cleaning socks a chore that might be on the negative side of things.
A lot of times a filter sock (even after being washed) will make your skimmer go crazy for awhile so you might have to get used to dialing back on the skimmer for awhile after each sock change.
The only real negative impact using a sock ever made on my system was when a fish decided to go over my overflow and ended up in the sock where he died rather quickly. Had the sock NOT been there, I probably would have found the fish alive and well and swimming around in the sump. So I do attribute a fish death which is a definate negative to the use of filter socks.
Personally, I use the larger 7" socks so I made a holder out of 6" PVC just by cutting holes all over it.
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Pbrown3701
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This is what I use:
Two small PVC pipe sections span the top of the sump so the sock just hangs between them. VERY simple and easy to make/replace.
Socks are made out of white felt
Two small PVC pipe sections span the top of the sump so the sock just hangs between them. VERY simple and easy to make/replace.
Socks are made out of white felt
james3370
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13800886#post13800886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pbrown3701
This is what I use:
Two small PVC pipe sections span the top of the sump so the sock just hangs between them. VERY simple and easy to make/replace.
Socks are made out of white felt
what kind of felt do you use??? i would think that if i made it hang from all 4 sides of the top of the intake chamber, it would act as a bubble trap as well???
i just made a bunch of socks. I took just regular felt from joannes fabrics and sewed them up. I sewed a seam in the top where i threaded some 1/4 tubing that i had a bunch of around. works better than the pre made ones because the tube bends a little and makes it easy to get in and out.
spleify
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13802623#post13802623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 1DeR9_3Hy
Anyone else using a rubber band?
I would personally be scared to death of the top of the sock being out of the water like that. Unless you are religious about cleaning it everyday, they tend to get clogged up and overflow.
JMO
Spleify
Pbrown3701
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Just your standard white felt. I've used stuff from a fabric store and stuff from Walmart. Both work fine.
It does act as a bubble trap as well. You see it has sides sewn on so theres no need to hang it from all 4 sides.
