Filter sock?

[Trickdout69]

I have a 210g with the dual over flow. It goes into a thre chamber 55g sump with a fuge. It has bubble trap dividers as well the problem I'm having is in the chamber the tank empties into the sump I'm getting a lot of bubbles and almost a foam I have never used a filter sock before and really don't want another item to clean. I'm seeing a lot of bubbles in the tank. Any other ideas of how to do this without a filter sock. Any info would be great thanks

 

[Pappy]

You could put some mesh filter in the bubble trap but then again another piece to clean

 

[Reefing Madness]

WHy are you seeing alot of bubble sin the DT? The bubbles should still dissipate through the sump, no matter how many you see in the 1st chamber. Are you seeing these bubbles at the return pump? Is the return pump getting air into it from ouside?

 

[Trickdout69]

In seeing them flow through the sump and it seems to be going right back into the tank

 

[Reefing Madness]

Foam block at the last baffle area should remove the last of the bubbles before they make it into the Return.

 

[Trickdout69]

Would a foam block be better then a filter sock. I tried the filter sock and the water doesn't seem to go through it. It bubbles out the top. It is a brand new eshopps filter sock

 

[Reefing Madness]

yea, the sock is meant to trap the bubbles there, and only allow the water through them. The foam block would stop them where you put it, the water would flow through and the bubbles would not.

 

[Damon]

Would a foam block be better then a filter sock. I tried the filter sock and the water doesn't seem to go through it. It bubbles out the top. It is a brand new eshopps filter sock

How much flow have you got going into the socks? They shouldn't be overflowing as they're new?

From Note 2 on Tap 4

 

[Trickdout69]

I have a 3000 gph pump and a dual over flow setup.

 

[Damon]

I have a 3000 gph pump and a dual over flow setup.

Probably too much flow for the sock size. Are you running 7" dual or triple socks?

From Note 2 on Tap 4

 

[Trickdout69]

Well the setup I have comes from the overflows to a tee then into a hose that goes about 6" underwater in the sump. So I could only put one 7" sock on it

 

[Damon]

Well the setup I have comes from the overflows to a tee then into a hose that goes about 6" underwater in the sump. So I could only put one 7" sock on it

So is the sock completely out of the water, or partially submerged and partially out of water?

That's a lot of flow for one sock. I have a friend running one of the reeflow pumps(can't remember which one but he has it on a 320 with 100 gal sump) and I know for sure he has dual 7" socks. I'm only running 1200gph and I've thought about adding a second 4" sock to my setup.

I know he mentioned to me once about a second impeller that would slow it down to like 2340gph or so.

Me personally,I would add a "t" and another sock. It would be diffused by the two sock assemblies, and also, the tube(output going into the socks) should only be an inch or so below the water level. I added diffusion holes to my output tube.

From Note 2 on Tap 4

 

[Trickdout69]

The sock is mostly under water. About and 2" of it sticks out of the water the tube goes under water that much because it was noisy shorter. I would really like to not run a sock at all I was thinking of using some foam in one of the bubble traps.

 

[Damon]

The sock is mostly under water. About and 2" of it sticks out of the water the tube goes under water that much because it was noisy shorter. I would really like to not run a sock at all I was thinking of using some foam in one of the bubble traps.

the noise is because of the flow amount. And the sock needs to be much higher out of the water. I ran no sock for the longest, but it just became an extra maintenance thing. I don't have bubble traps in my sump, so I don't run the filter blocks in it any longer.

But your issue can be solved by running the sock higher or playing with blocks or even lose packed sock material in your traps.

From Note 2 on Tap 4

 

[Trickdout69]

Yeah the noise is very important. That's the one clause for all this aquarium stuff with the wife is that it be quiet. Maybe I will try no sock but use some foam

 

[Trickdout69]

I have all flexible tubing. My over flow tubing is 15/8 I/d tubing and it goes under water about 6" under water. Is there anything I should do different with it. I read about putting holes in it and stuff like that

 

[Trickdout69]

Or making it longer or shorter

 

[Damon]

Or making it longer or shorter

With no sock, mine at least, was still quiet. I cannot say about the depth because I've never had mine that deep into the water. I have holes in my piping, but that is just for diffusion. With the holes though, you have to make sure that your water isn't actually spraying(which is dependent on your flow) and mine, even if it did spray,I have the sock to catch it.

So, not really sure what to suggest.

From Note 2 on Tap 4

 

[jt17]

You could try to remove some of the air before it reaches the sump. Can your durso pipes be raised any? Also before your water reaches the sump, if there's a level section where you can add a tee that point up and add a small riser of PVC with a cap on it. Drill a small hole in the cap and run a piece of tubing out of the hole to catch condensate. This will allow some of the air to escape before entering the sump. I did this on my system and it not only reduced micro bubbles it made it much quieter.

 

[Trickdout69]

My durso pipes are all the way up. I don't have much room to add any plumbing. I have the two already teed into the sump. The left over flow basically goes from the tank to a tee to the sump with just enough tubing between to hook up the fittings