Bare Bottom , poop flying everywhere?

[jcosta98]

Hi,

So , as the title says , I'm running a bare bottom and I see lots of poop flying , I tried to run the reef without Filter Socks, but the flying detritus becomes pretty annoying , so I set up the filter socks again. Anyone with this issue with an alternative different then filter socks?
I really don't need them to keep nutrients in check , their utility is only to try remove most of the flying poop and stuff ,

Thanks

 

[blaxsun]

Filter rolls? Maybe some media canisters stuffed with filter floss instead? Loving my substrate right now...

 

[G Santana]

I have a 130 Gallon BB and I have to vaccum the bottom every 4 or 5 days.

 

[jcosta98]

Filter rolls? Maybe some media canisters stuffed with filter floss instead? Loving my substrate right now...

Filter rolls would be a pain to setup , maybe filter floss on some canisters might be the answer, but still need to replace as often as a filter sock... hmm

 

[jcosta98]

I have a 130 Gallon BB and I have to vaccum the bottom every 4 or 5 days.

The thing is most of my detritus stays in the water column

 

[G Santana]

The thing is most of my detritus stays in the water column

Something has to filter the particles from the column it's either socks or a very efficient skimmer, I run the socks two days on two days off but they can't be beat for pulling out dirt especially the larger particles

 

[blaxsun]

Filter rolls would be a pain to setup , maybe filter floss on some canisters might be the answer, but still need to replace as often as a filter sock... hmm

Yes, but you can just pull the floss out and toss it - you don't need to clean the sock filters.

 

[coralfishreef]

The thing is most of my detritus stays in the water column

More food for your corals.

A filter cup with filter fleece is one of the simplest options.

 

[jcosta98]

Guess I will give filter fleece a try , let's see. Thanks everyone!