No filter socks>> anyone doing this??

[marie]

Originally Posted by atcguy

Well I went from two filter socks in my sump to just 1 now and am even considering eliminating them all together now.. Anyone else not use them.. I think they are a bit of nitrate factories... I am using ultralith system and my water is clear with no particles in water.. I have had no ill effects after dropping one of them.... please let me know what you think./.

I don't bother using them, detritus is just another food source for all the little microscopic critters



Which explains why I have so many hydroids