To filter sock or not to filter sock?

[lastlight]

I finally ditched my 4" felt socks. Clogged so fast and really tough to flip sinide out to clean. I clean mine by hand. I have a massive mesh one from BRS which barely fits in my stand now lol. It will take forever to clog and appears to be much easier to clean (I haven't yet). I read the mesh ones don't filter *quite* as well and that's ok too.

[mark]

doesn't the frequent cleaning seem to imply that there's lots crud (organic solids) floating around that we would be better off without?

[FishyFishy!]

Hate them!! Got rid of them after two weeks.

[yellowworld]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

Hate them!! Got rid of them after two weeks.

Actually, they work great (for two weeks^^) if you have cloudy water or an algae bloom but you gotta keep up with them or they will just cause problems (figured that out myself) I have two in my tank and change them both out and wash them every week

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by mark

doesn't the frequent cleaning seem to imply that there's lots crud (organic solids) floating around that we would be better off without?

SPS food

[Bblinks]

I am gonna leave it out for a bit and see if there is any changes. hopefully the sps is gonna like all the extra yum yums. I have a oversize skimmer keeping the doc in check anyways. I will take some pictures tonite on some corals and compare them in a month, and I will try to keep all other variable to a minimum.