Game changer filter sock for red sea reefer tanks! - Page 3

deputydog95 · 08/17/2017, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by snappa

I'm with you on this. Felt socks are a nightmare but the mesh is effective and easy.

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Shoot a time lapse video of you cleaning a filthy sock to new condition

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stevem650 · 08/17/2017, 12:58 PM

Found this fix on another site

stevem650 · 08/17/2017, 01:00 PM

More pix's Jugs came form tapplastics.com 32 oz jug

stevem650 · 08/17/2017, 01:10 PM

I have my skimmer next to the filter slide out tray. In order to drop cannister in from the top, I dremeled about 1/8" off the perimeter of the plastic ring from the filter sock. Fits perfectly and now lasts well over a week. The holes were drilled with a 1/4" bit.

snappa · 01/18/2018, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by deputydog95

Yeah, it's a chore. I don't have that much free time. I changed the floss in the cup yesterday in less than a minute.

Changing the filter socks is easy. Cleaning them is not. I don't feel like rinsing them, putting them in a bleach bucket, and then finally machine washing them. Wayyyyy too much effort as compared to pull old floss out, then insert new floss. I didn't even have to open the tray.

I'd rather spend that time testing the water an extra time or two than I normally would, than cleaning socks....

How's it going now deputydog95? Have you noticed any change to your NO3 levels?

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deputydog95 · 01/18/2018, 05:19 PM

I'm a little lazy when it comes to testing for phosphate and nitrates... So no idea.

I was also lazy about cleaning the red Sea socks.

So it's a success considering I'm changing that floss on a regular basis now :-)

The water looks a lot cleaner, almost polished. When the socks would fill up the water would just flow up and over and a lot of garbage was being recirc back into the tank.

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bucfan · 01/19/2018, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rhinonm

id be very interested if someone finds an alternative for a 7"er.

+1

CVReefer · 02/07/2018, 01:53 AM

I did the same thing with my 4" filter socks by making some floss cups with my 3d printer.

08/17/2017, 01:10 PM	#54
stevem650 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boca Raton, Fla Posts: 712	I have my skimmer next to the filter slide out tray. In order to drop cannister in from the top, I dremeled about 1/8" off the perimeter of the plastic ring from the filter sock. Fits perfectly and now lasts well over a week. The holes were drilled with a 1/4" bit. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 750, Apex, AquaMaxx Q3 Skimmer, 2 tunze 6105, 4 x Radion XR30 G4 Pros, Reef Octopus Varios 8 return pump, 150lbs rock. Current Tank Info: RedSea Reefer 750 Last edited by stevem650; 08/17/2017 at 02:22 PM.

01/18/2018, 05:19 PM	#56
deputydog95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 966	I'm a little lazy when it comes to testing for phosphate and nitrates... So no idea. I was also lazy about cleaning the red Sea socks. So it's a success considering I'm changing that floss on a regular basis now :-) The water looks a lot cleaner, almost polished. When the socks would fill up the water would just flow up and over and a lot of garbage was being recirc back into the tank. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk __________________ Red Sea Reefer 500 Peninsula, Apex Controller, Apex Wav (2), Apex DOS, Kessil 360WE (3), T5's (4), Kessil H160 Fuge light, RO Regal 150SSS Skimmer, RO DC Return Pump, Red Sea A&B

02/07/2018, 01:53 AM	#58
CVReefer Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 91	I did the same thing with my 4" filter socks by making some floss cups with my 3d printer.