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Thats why my tank got banished to the basement.:lol:

My turnover is about 4.5x per hour and my return is split into two 7" dia. filter socks (the output of the two skimmers share one as well). My turnover seems to keep the cheato happy and the socks take care of the bubbles.
I throw the 3 filters into the washer once a week and change them out with a fresh set.

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Does lower turn over create a better environment for growing chaeto?

Do you use detergent when you wash them? I would think that you shouldn't.

Nope, no detergent. I do use bleach though. And I run them through another cycle without the bleach just to make sure they are really good and rinsed.

I know people recommend having it tumbling in a faster flow but I turn it over by hand once in while and I'm taking out about a grocery bag full a month.