Filter Sock Question

[Cliff]

Thanks for all the responses everyone. I never did realize this could be a matter of preference. I had tried using filter socks on my old sump to stop micro bubbles from being sucked up into the skimmer. When I up-graded my sump, I put in a bubble trap in between the skimmer and the drain line from the tank. It’s eliminated about 95% of the micro bubbles and what little bubbles get through don’t seem to effect the new skimmer I have. I think I’ll just use the filter socks when I’m doing any kind of re-scaping in the tank to be on the safe side.

[AquaticFinatic]

So if I was to just put the washer on a rinse cycle do I have to worry about the soap residue etc?

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Cliff

Thanks for all the responses everyone. I never did realize this could be a matter of preference. I had tried using filter socks on my old sump to stop micro bubbles from being sucked up into the skimmer. When I up-graded my sump, I put in a bubble trap in between the skimmer and the drain line from the tank. It’s eliminated about 95% of the micro bubbles and what little bubbles get through don’t seem to effect the new skimmer I have. I think I’ll just use the filter socks when I’m doing any kind of re-scaping in the tank to be on the safe side.

thats when i plan on using mine too when i do any aqua scaping or sand maintanance , its been my experience not to leave any "fabrics" in your tank unless your crazy about keeping them clean and rotated

[mark]

Might not need them but after seeing how much they pull from the water even with a skimmer, they must be doing something good

[whatcaneyedo]

I just did a search for threads with 'filter sock' in the title using the search function. I found 14 existing threads including this one.

Filter sock or no filter sock?
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ht=filter+sock