roller mat..how long dose the fleece last?

Devaji · May 10, 2022

OK I know this is a very subjective question and many many factors are involved.

BUT...
I would like to know how long your filter roll lasted on your tank.

I am planning to ad one to what would be considered heavy bio load as the fish are messy eaters
the roller I am looking at is the red sea reef mat 500 I know there new so no long term reviews.

just wonderig what as been the average time for replacing the fleece so I can prepare.

New&no clue · May 10, 2022

I have the trigger sumps with built-in rollers. It took several months to get the tank, sump, and rollers synced up. I was going through mats very quickly and was not very impressed. But once I got everything tuned, it works great, and I would say I am now changing them every three months. I feed 3-4 times a day and have 20ish fish.

MichaelReefer · May 10, 2022

My first roll went fast (assuming because it got so much out originally). They lasted longer and longer after that. I would say my current one is about two months?

Betex · May 10, 2022

Same as @New&no clue have trigger systems sump with built in and first few took a while to get it right from there on now lasts me 3months, I feed with avast plank every 1hr30min so plenty of food in there.

Daniel@R2R · May 10, 2022

Following! I want one of those Red Sea roller mats on my next tank. They look really nice!

NowGlazeIT · May 10, 2022

My Af-1 rolls wouldn’t last two weeks! I do have a high turnover in my 120 so maybe that’s to blame

Devaji · May 11, 2022

New&no clue said:
I have the trigger sumps with built-in rollers. It took several months to get the tank, sump, and rollers synced up. I was going through mats very quickly and was not very impressed. But once I got everything tuned, it works great, and I would say I am now changing them every three months. I feed 3-4 times a day and have 20ish fish.

MichaelReefer said:
My first roll went fast (assuming because it got so much out originally). They lasted longer and longer after that. I would say my current one is about two months?

I can live with every 3 months.

Betex said:
Same as @New&no clue have trigger systems sump with built in and first few took a while to get it right from there on now lasts me 3months, I feed with avast plank every 1hr30min so plenty of food in there.

nice! I have always wondered about the avast plank I have there ATO
I can life with 3 months

Daniel@R2R said:
Following! I want one of those Red Sea roller mats on my next tank. They look really nice!

right! I want to add one to my seahorse build but dont want to go broke with roller fleece.

NowGlazeIT said:
My Af-1 rolls wouldn’t last two weeks! I do have a high turnover in my 120 so maybe that’s to blame

WOW that sucks that's kinda what I am afraid of...

MichaelReefer · May 11, 2022

Devaji said:
I can live with every 3 months.

Honestly, even 3-4 weeks is nice. No socks to wash, no filter floss to take out.

Devaji · May 11, 2022

I am thinking once tank is cycled start the roller mat a month after. hoping it will be not to bad on the fleece. but this will be a messy tank so who knows?

NowGlazeIT · May 11, 2022

Devaji said:
I can live with every 3 months.

nice! I have always wondered about the avast plank I have there ATO
I can life with 3 months

right! I want to add one to my seahorse build but dont want to go broke with roller fleece.

WOW that sucks that's kinda what I am afraid of...

If you know your flow rate then you can decide from there, how many you’ll need for your set up. I think the fleece has a lot do with it too tho. I don’t know about other companies, but aquamaxx was always low on replacements and one time they sent me the wrong ones. Not a good experience there but I love love love their Q series skimmers!

jduong916 · May 11, 2022

my first three rolls lasted 7-9 days each. 300 gallon tank on a clarisea 5000. I just switched to a 20" x 200 yard roll that i have to cut and reroll. It's about 15 rolls in one for $145. I'm going to test it in a couple of days, because I cant afford 3-4 clarisea rolls in a month.

Devaji · May 11, 2022

jduong916 said:
my first three rolls lasted 7-9 days each. 300 gallon tank on a clarisea 5000. I just switched to a 20" x 200 yard roll that i have to cut and reroll. It's about 15 rolls in one for $145. I'm going to test it in a couple of days, because I cant afford 3-4 clarisea rolls in a month.

Wow! Yeah I don’t blame ya hopefully you find a cost effective solution.

youcallmenny1 · May 11, 2022

The Red Sea Reefmat 1200 would be more appropriate for a P650. I've been using the Bubble Magus Medium for the last year and the rolls last about a month with a heavy load. I've recently upgraded to the Large size though and it's more like 3 months. The rolls for the reefmat at 50' shorter and $10 more per roll. I don't like how the thing is basically a transformer either. Maybe it's easier but the Bubble Magus is dead simple to maintain and it works very well. It was basically a toss-up between the Reefmat or the Large Bubble Magus and that is the direction I went. I have no interest in the app connectivity Red Sea offers so that might be a determining factor as well.

Either way, I'd heavily recommend a filter roller. I hate washing socks and they're a wonderful alternative!

jmatt · May 11, 2022

Interested in opinions on this, it just seems like a gimmick that could easily break and stop working. It'd be great if they're actually worth it though.

rhostam · May 11, 2022

I’m using two IceCap Klir 4”.

Installed two months ago and still plenty lefton the rolls.
I have cut back on feeding ever since I messed up a food mix for my Plank (added ReefRoid!) and I didn’t use socks except to polish water. But these things are pretty handy. This might explain why they’ve lasted me so long, though.

Devaji · May 11, 2022

youcallmenny1 said:
The Red Sea Reefmat 1200 would be more appropriate for a P650. I've been using the Bubble Magus Medium for the last year and the rolls last about a month with a heavy load. I've recently upgraded to the Large size though and it's more like 3 months. The rolls for the reefmat at 50' shorter and $10 more per roll. I don't like how the thing is basically a transformer either. Maybe it's easier but the Bubble Magus is dead simple to maintain and it works very well. It was basically a toss-up between the Reefmat or the Large Bubble Magus and that is the direction I went. I have no interest in the app connectivity Red Sea offers so that might be a determining factor as well.

Either way, I'd heavily recommend a filter roller. I hate washing socks and they're a wonderful alternative!

I agree but the 500 will go on my up and coming G2 300 tank.

down the Rd. I might get one for the 650P
I’ll look into the bubble magus one.
50’ more for $10 less is a lot

youcallmenny1 · May 11, 2022

Devaji said:
I agree but the 500 will go on my up and coming G2 300 tank.

down the RS I might get one for the 650P
I’ll look into the bubble magus one.
50’ more for $10 less is a lot

Ah, yea that makes more sense. The price difference was $150 for the Large Bubble Magus vs $400 for the Reefmat 1200 too. Either way, still better than socks! You'll need to remove the filter sock manifold from your sump and they make a specialized tool available from RS for this. I removed mine prior to it's release with a pair of plyers. Yikes.

Devaji · May 12, 2022

youcallmenny1 said:
Ah, yea that makes more sense. The price difference was $150 for the Large Bubble Magus vs $400 for the Reefmat 1200 too. Either way, still better than socks! You'll need to remove the filter sock manifold from your sump and they make a specialized tool available from RS for this. I removed mine prior to it's release with a pair of plyers. Yikes.

I have yet to really look into the bubble magus one. but I will.

the new G2 have easy to remove filter cup holders so no work there. now the 650P that is a different story.

NowGlazeIT · May 12, 2022

jduong916 said:
my first three rolls lasted 7-9 days each. 300 gallon tank on a clarisea 5000. I just switched to a 20" x 200 yard roll that i have to cut and reroll. It's about 15 rolls in one for $145. I'm going to test it in a couple of days, because I cant afford 3-4 clarisea rolls in a month.

Dang that’s a lot of cheddar for fleece. hopefully it can be reused. But dude the smell is gonna be rank!