- Location
- Bronx
okay guys I'm going broke constantly replacing my poly pads does anyone have any other ideas, i was thinking about soaking them but not sure what to soak them in to get them clean any ideas would be nice thanks guys
okay guys so how do you deal with this problem
- Thread starter Montaquelaveist
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- Location
- Brooklyn
Dont use them. Problem solved.
GFP/CARBON is good enough. +1 KC
GFP/CARBON is good enough. +1 KC
- Location
- The Big City
They're not that expensive, you can find them on-line for 3 for $18 or so. Where are you get them?
I run them inbetween my baffles and they last for quite sometime, and I think you can recharge them too. Here is there website below, there maybe some info on cleaning them out. When they're shot I use them as cleaning pads.
http://www.poly-bio-marine.com/poly filter faq.html
I run them inbetween my baffles and they last for quite sometime, and I think you can recharge them too. Here is there website below, there maybe some info on cleaning them out. When they're shot I use them as cleaning pads.
http://www.poly-bio-marine.com/poly filter faq.html
- Location
- Bronx
Maybe I'm using the wrong wording its not the brand poly but its that type of material that is in my drip tray on my wet dry its the same material like the filter socks only in sheets
- Location
- Bronx
then what do you use to catch debri from the tank
You can rinse those in tank water in a bucket to preserve what ever live is in them, or in just plain water if you don't care about possible live in them.
When I ran wet/dry I just rinsed them in water until they got to thin to use any further.
Most people use the socks to catch debris coming from the tank.
When I ran wet/dry I just rinsed them in water until they got to thin to use any further.
Most people use the socks to catch debris coming from the tank.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
i dont use them nor does anyone i know. i run a 2 filters socks to catch debris and just wash them to clean
- Location
- Brooklyn
Skimmer? I dont use socks. Ive done Phos and nitrate tests weekly and im at 0 phos and 3 nitrate. So I dont really worry about it.
Use a sock if you are concerned.
Use a sock if you are concerned.
- Location
- Ronkonkoma, NY
The micron sheets are very hard to clean( same stuff socks are made of) Why not try the blue and white material that is sold in rolls or pre-cut pieces. It is very inexpensive and can be just be thrown out when it is blocked. Just about any LFS sells it :biggrin:
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You don't need to go broke if you do a little search in your backyard. You can get that fabric Downtown in the Fabric District for a few $ a yard. Just take a sample with you.
I use to rinse and reuse them. Now i use just a small piece in the over flow
sometime...
I use to rinse and reuse them. Now i use just a small piece in the over flow
sometime...
- Location
- Bronx
Have a great skimmer but i can't use socks there is no where to place them the way the wet/dry is set up
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
So your using bio balls? is this a reef tank?
- Location
- Bronx
No i have live rock in the chamber where the bio balls would've gone i removed the tray and placed live rock on the bottom the name of the wet/dry slips my mind right now and i can't see it under the tank but it has three chambers and dual down pipes which causes an up flow into the drip tray and yes its a reef
powderblue
Reefer
- Location
- New Jersey
Just run Carbon/GFP and do water change! +2 KC
- Location
- Bronx
Whats GFP
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
he meant gfo... dude if i were you i would take out some of that rumble in that compartment since 90 percent of your rock is in your DT and the rocks arent doing much down there and add a filter sock in there instead. its a heck of alot cheaper then using the poly pad. keep the pads for an emergency
powderblue
Reefer
- Location
- New Jersey
Yes it's gfo, not GFP, but http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/ has some pellets that runs better in a reactor.
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