If you could do it all over...

Trevor W · #1 02-05-2013, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Filter socks. Again, I listened to the advice of others against my own personal judgement and it's been a regrettable decision the whole time. I got talked into using 4" socks instead of 8" socks. What a mistake that was.

Besides the obvious difference in diameter what is the biggest draw back of the 4" socks? do they just simply get dirtier faster requiring constant changing? Or is there other draw backs aswell.

FishyFishy! · #2 02-05-2013, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevor W

Besides the obvious difference in diameter what is the biggest draw back of the 4" socks? do they just simply get dirtier faster requiring constant changing? Or is there other draw backs aswell.

+1 Tony. Why are you regretting the 4" filter socks? I just made my sump to have 2 X 4" filter socks lol.

Baldy · #3 02-05-2013, 07:18 PM

The only thing I regret is using the stand I got with the tank. Its short which is nice because I can sit in my office chair in front of it and its at the perfect level and I cawork in it without a step (helps being 6'4" tall too :P), but the floor underneath the stand sits about 4 inches off the floor and I don't have much headroom in the sump. From the top of the sump to the bottom of the opening is only 7" and I have 17" of height for the skimmer. Very difficult to find a skimmer that short

intarsiabox · #4 02-05-2013, 07:54 PM

I've always had my sump stuffed in the stand under the tank. For my last tank I went with an external overflow and had the sump behind the tank with lots of room all around it. I couldn't be happier with that set up as I had unlimited access and wasn't restricted on the size of the sump so no comprimises had to be made for skimmers, pumps, etc.

lastlight · #5 02-05-2013, 08:03 PM

not an issue with the mesh socks but with the others it's really tough to flip them inside out to clean. easier with 8" tho still tough sometimes.

BlueWorldAquatic · #6 02-05-2013, 08:33 PM

heh, If what I am currently working on.

I'll get a chance to re-do all my tanks at the store.

Baldy · #7 02-05-2013, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueWorldAquatic

heh, If what I am currently working on.

I'll get a chance to re-do all my tanks at the store.

That's been in the works for a while now Ken! I'm still impatiently waiting