Recommendations on sock media pore size

[Grayston]

I currently use 100 micron sock media, but most of the time only find 200 at LFS. Any thoughts or experience on one or the other. Thoughts
thanks

 

[joseserrano]

Smaller micron clogs faster. Don’t think it makes any difference on catching specific pests/nuisances.

 

[DEWreefing]

Best to just change socks every 3 days. Detritus breaks down and through pretty quickly.

 

[Grayston]

Smaller micron clogs faster. Don’t think it makes any difference on catching specific pests/nuisances.

Yes that’s been my experience. And it makes sense. Some pods and plankton are in the 100 to 150 micron range, so 200 mist get thru but also more waste. Just like to see thoughts around this… 👍🏼

 

[Grayston]

Best to just change socks every 3 days. Detritus breaks down and through pretty quickly.

Definitely agree, however what I’m trying to understand is what is the trade off between pore size of a filter. Yes we want to get rid of the bad stuff but is 100 micron filtering out too much?
not sure… my 3 sock filters last about a week doing 10 volume changes per hour. I change them and vacuum the sump. Thanks for the thought 😊

 

[DETANE]

100 is great… just change often

 

[DEWreefing]

You have to tune you filter socks based off you nitrates and phosphates. 100 micron is great if you have really high levels switch out more often. Lower levels. You can go up to a week. Then it all comes down to what your coral consume. If you strip your tank of the the nutrients the coral will suffer. My heavy stocked tank of sps, LPS, and softies I ran 20 nitrates and and little bit of phosphate..10