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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, 01:50 PM
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I don't use filter socks but I do use mechanical filtration before the skimmer. As far as I know a skimmer will remove dissolved organics, so using filter socks or something similar will not hurt the performance of your skimmer, in fact it should improve it since it will stay cleaner longer.
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