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    ANYONE USING FILTER SOCKS IN SUMP? Cheap place to buy em.

    I completely tore down my wet/dry and transformed it into a nice little sump/ lighted refugium. I utilize a filter sock to clean the water and alleviate micro bubbles but soon discovered that this needs to be cleaned at least every few days. I needed a cheap method to change out the socks but normally filter socks are about 5-7 dollars a piece. After searching around online I discovered a great website that I'd like to share with you called www.filterbag.com . The bags are only $1.85 a piece. You have to buy ten but that means you always have some on standy or to give to fellow reefers. I got ten of these PONG100P3P filter bag
    polypropylene felt, 100 micron, size 3, plastic ring. I hope www.filterbag.com saves you a few dollars as it did me.

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    I use a filter sock only as needed. For me, it is typically when I trim back macro algae from the seahorse tank, when doing a big cleaning of the LR or something, or, in the past, when I was fragging or if any softies were shedding etc.

    Other than that, I found that I was literally drowning ounces of mysid and pods per week! I too had to clean the filter sock almost every other day and found little, if any detritus etc. but did end up with a "bag o' bugs".

    Instead, I now let the "silt" settle in the sump and when doing water changes, use a shop vac to clean out that sediment from the sump chamber. I noticed an IMMEDIATE boost in the populatoins of pods and mysid.

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    Good point I never thought about how many pods I woul be killing by using the socks. They keep my water sparkling clean though. Take care..

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