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View Poll Results: Do you use a filter sock?
No filter sock, water from the overflow goes straight to the skimmer 58 43.28%
Filter sock to filter out gunk before it goes into the sump 76 56.72%
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Old 09-15-2008, 05:18 AM
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they do collect a lot of gunk, that's a good reason to use them. Figure if the gunk not being taken out by the sock it's just staying in the tank.
That gunk is somebody's food!

I don't use them, but I do rinse out one of my sumps every week. The other sump gets partially vaccuumed every year or two.
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