Filter sock for a biocube?

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Gunner

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Hey all,

I have always had more sand floating around than I would like. I used to use some filter floss in the back chambers to help. However, now I have a pump to my biopellet reactor in the bottom of chamber 1, a skimmer entirely filling chamber 2, and a pump to my main display at the bottom of chamber 3 so I'm worried about using filter floss now. Is there a way to use filter socks with my setup or would that require a sump?

Jordan 'Gunner'
 
I believe socks only come in 4 and 7 inch. I doubt that would fit. My jbj 28 I use floss pad on the top shelf of the basket.
 
Yikes Ira, that is huge! I agree that would probably be too big for my setup. I had to remove the middle (chamber 2) tray it came with which included a filter floss pad and some carbon. You've got me thinking though, maybe I could buy some filter floss pad and cut it to insert on the side of chamber 1, just behind the top and bottom inlets. That might catch a lot of sand before it gets into my back chambers and not bother my pumps like I'm picturing filter floss would.
 
SkullV said:
To reduce nitrate and phosphate without manual dosing? :idea:
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Too smart you are Ted :p

Read the question again.

"You" is the keyword in that question ;)

He doesn't have a ton of corals and I don't think any sps or may be he had some, so why does he need to run a biopellet reactor, that's what I meant to ask him lmao
 
tinman said:
Too smart you are Ted :p

Read the question again.

"You" is the keyword in that question ;)

He doesn't have a ton of corals and I don't think any sps or may be he had some, so why does he need to run a biopellet reactor, that's what I meant to ask him lmao
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I'll let him answer then, but running a biopellet reactor (the same as carbon dosing), is related to so many aspects of reef keeping other than simple coral health.
 
Yeah phosphate reduction mainly (I'm using treated tapwater in my apartment at the moment). Need to check if I got an appreciable drop since I purchased it and the hanna checker now that it's been running for a month. I take it you're not in the biopellet camp Krishna? I've gotten a sense that there is somewhat of a disagreement between reefers as to whether this is a short-term trend or not.
 
I don't get the connection to corals though. What's going to happen to my nitrate and phosphates when I get more coral? Since I haven't had much coral I guess I view nitrate and phosphate levels as connected to my fish (and phosphates as being complicated by my water source).
 
Gunner said:
I don't get the connection to corals though. What's going to happen to my nitrate and phosphates when I get more coral? Since I haven't had much coral I guess I view nitrate and phosphate levels as connected to my fish (and phosphates as being complicated by my water source).
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I could be wrong, which I am quite often, but I think the connection to coral that Krishna is trying to make is that you don't have too much coral to worry about, maybe?

I have alot of coral in my cube, chalice, shrooms, a few montis, hammer, candy cane, duncans and a ton of zoas and palys........ I run a biopellet reactor. picked it up to tumble GFO to help with a Gino outbreak a while ago. Love it since it has been in my tank.
 
Have you tested the phos on your treated tap water? I'm guessing that your phos problem is from feeding rather than your water. I've been on pellets for about 10 months and really like the results. I run about 1/3 of the recommended dose. While my nitrates are always nearly zero, pellets did not get my phos where it needs to be so I also run gfo too. I e heard the horror stories about pellets so I feed heavily and dose aminos as to not starve my corals.

Nothing will happen to your nitrate and phos when you get more corals. It's just something you need to be more concerned with as you get more corals.
 
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