replacing filter socks with Chaeto

[Daddyrawg]

What do you guys think of the idea of removing my filter socks and putting a golf ball size chaeto in its place. It would share the same compartment of my skimmer so I may need create some sort of screen or barrier.. will be bare bottom in sump...

any problems in doing this?

Thanks everyone

 

[Khazmodain]

That's the goal of a Triton sump. I have mine configured like that... first chamber is a large fuge with chaeto. No filter socks but I will occasionally use a filter pad to polish the water.

 

[Daddyrawg]

That's the goal of a Triton sump. I have mine configured like that... first chamber is a large fuge with chaeto. No filter socks but I will occasionally use a filter pad to polish the water.

Yeah, check out my sump.. I was thinking about throwing chaeto in that first chamber but my large sump is there as well.. I also have a smaller chamber to the right maybe I can use?

 

[Daddyrawg]

That's the goal of a Triton sump. I have mine configured like that... first chamber is a large fuge with chaeto. No filter socks but I will occasionally use a filter pad to polish the water.

oh and what kind of filter pad and where do you put it?

 

[Khazmodain]

The water exits my fuge and overflows over an eggcrate rack. I cut a bunch of strips of bonded filter pads to the size of that rack and just place it there as needed.

 

[Daddyrawg]

The water exits my fuge and overflows over an eggcrate rack. I cut a bunch of strips of bonded filter pads to the size of that rack and just place it there as needed.

Gotcha

 

[bertoni]

As long as the Chaetomorpha is kept trimmed and doesn't plug the waterway, that should be safe enough. I'd be cautious, though.

 

[choco24]

��.... I just added some chaeto to my reactor. Maybe I’ll do the same .

 

[zheka757]

have any one put chaeto inside the filter socks. kind of looking conviniet in a way.

 

[bertoni]

I don't know anyone who has done that. I'd at least watch the sock carefully for a while. I don't know how well the Chaetomorpha would hold up to any given flow rate, and clogging is a major issue.

 

[pfan151]

Not sure I understand the benefit of a golf ball size ball of chaeto. Seems like way more potential problems than it’s worth.

 

[Daddyrawg]

I thinnk if need of macroalgae arrises I'll just buy a Hang on Refugium setup