Hybrid Filter Sock Combines both Mesh and Felt

[Reef Builders]

The new hybrid filter sock from Poseidon Flow Technologies is an interesting new concept in getting reef aquarium water as clean and clear as possible. While not displayed by themselves at MACNA 2019 last weekend, a closer look inside the swanky new Proteus sumps by Poseidon revealed some very interesting filter socks the likes of […]
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[Retro Reefer]

That looks like a great idea! I hate filter socks, the felt ones clog to fast and the mesh ones don’t catch enough waste.. this just could be the perfect solution.

 

[Silent]

I have used both types simultaneously and it works great. Put the mesh sock inside the felt sock. The mesh traps bigger particles and makes cleaning the felt sock much easier.

 

[Retro Reefer]

I have used both types simultaneously and it works great. Put the mesh sock inside the felt sock. The mesh traps bigger particles and makes cleaning the felt sock much easier.

What a great idea!

 

[doodledreads]

I have used both types simultaneously and it works great. Put the mesh sock inside the felt sock. The mesh traps bigger particles and makes cleaning the felt sock much easier.

Simple and effective. I just started using filter floss on and off and it seems to do a great job

 

[Silent]

Long ago I didn't have filter socks...not even sure I knew about them. Anyway, I had a basket in the sump filled with filter floss and the water went into that before the sump. My water in that tank was always very clear. Floss was cheap and I would remove it every week.

 

[AQUANATURE]

I'm old school back when bio balls were the craze, I'm desperately looking for an alternative to socks as the socks full of crap sits in your water like a tea bag with no good bacterial process to break down that waste, even if it is for 4 days then you replace the sock with a new one only to start the process of crap sitting in your tank again

so my point is what if you over sized your skimmer inst that better then socks?

 

[Silent]

Socks polish the water well because all the water goes through them. Chances are not all the particles are going to be suspended and all of them make it into the skimmer. If you use socks or something similar all the water going into your sump will go through those.

 

[chema]

I have used both types simultaneously and it works great. Put the mesh sock inside the felt sock. The mesh traps bigger particles and makes cleaning the felt sock much easier.

That's a great idea. However, Is it really easy to put one inside the other taking into the account that both have the same neck diameter?

 

[Silent]

You can get the mesh bags that have a draw string. Put it inside and fold the top over the plastic lip of the felt filter sock.