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Detritus removal?
Hello,
I am using a filter sock and a protein skimmer. My question is does detritus get through the filter sock? I wonder if the skimmer is getting it out or if its the sock. The sock is 100 microns. |
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i'm no expert, but in my opinion/experience, the sock will grab the larger particles, and the skimmer gets what is small enough to pass through.
Last edited by AlexB650; 01/07/2008 at 11:47 PM. |
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i agree with Alex...are you trying to control Ditritus in general or just in a certain part of the tank
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It collects in my sump underneath my skimmer which is raised up with pvc. I can't get to it without breaking the whole sump down.
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can you take a powerhead and blow it out from underneath...something like a small rio
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Syphon it out with a piece of airline tubing, that usually does the trick for me, that way you get it all.
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suck it up.
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Quote:
Seems like many posters are eager to share advice, but don't read the whole thread.
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Im sure you can fit a piece of airline tubing in there if you tried.
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feed a piece of tubing in there and attach it to the input of a powerhead. have the output of the powerhead shoot into a filter sock. then, just move the hose around and suck it all up. you couldn't possibly have less room than me and that's what i do. length wise, you can't even slide a piece of paper between my skimmer and the sump wall.
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