I purchased a five micron hundred percent cotton bag to put my ceramic and plastic bio balls in while in the sump. Five micron is pretty close and I was wondering if this would prevent the bio balls from doing their job. Water penetrates but just dribbles through slowly. The bag is a pillow slip cover designed to keep bed bugs and stuff out (they say). I will put it on a pillow if I don't use it for the balls so it is okay to say I wasted my money. It will make a really nice heavy duty slip cover for a pillow so I am happy with it for that purpose.
I would like some input from some of you reefers about this. The ceramic balls tend to loose granules easily and I am wondering if they will just break a part once in the sump for a while and having them in a bag would help keep with the cleanup if they do. I was disappointed with the ceramic balls on this account but I guess that is how they make them. I have some other plastic balls I also plan to put in there. All I have is rock and no sand for filtration and I am just now getting the tank going. Tanks in advance for any wisdom or opinions.
I would like some input from some of you reefers about this. The ceramic balls tend to loose granules easily and I am wondering if they will just break a part once in the sump for a while and having them in a bag would help keep with the cleanup if they do. I was disappointed with the ceramic balls on this account but I guess that is how they make them. I have some other plastic balls I also plan to put in there. All I have is rock and no sand for filtration and I am just now getting the tank going. Tanks in advance for any wisdom or opinions.