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Was sick of the cleaning and changing of my filter socks. Found a company online that makes drop in cups to replace the socks. Will be running filter floss in the cup, and will only need to change out the floss as needed. Time will tell if its a smart move, but had to make a change over the socks.
Company sells 4in and 7in cups. Different colors and flow rates as well. Shipping was super fast to my front door. Pricing was not bad $13. high flow 4in. And $4. Med flow 4in.
Update forgot to put were filtermediacup.com
Would you mind providing an update? How often are you replacing floss? What brand and model sump do you have?
What's that little light you use for your chaeto? And does it grow good with it?Jebao DCT-4000 on a BR40 tank. Running about 500gph. Change out floss every 2 weeks. No problems.
Better yet, install Klir DI 4/7 or Clarisea roller filters. 45 days of no roll changes etc. plus, trapped food still decays whether cup or sock, but roller filter pulls it waste out right away. Dollar for dollar, the best investment I have made in my tank. Details are the build thread below.
throw them away. I dont think you can clean those microfilter rolls to be able to roll them back and reuse. They are fairly cheap.After 45 days do you just throw away the roll, or can you wash and reuse?
Better yet, install Klir DI 4/7 or Clarisea roller filters. 45 days of no roll changes etc. plus, trapped food still decays whether cup or sock, but roller filter pulls it waste out right away. Dollar for dollar, the best investment I have made in my tank. Details are the build thread below.
This is the route I wanna go, but don't have enough space between sump and standBetter yet, install Klir DI 4/7 or Clarisea roller filters. 45 days of no roll changes etc. plus, trapped food still decays whether cup or sock, but roller filter pulls it waste out right away. Dollar for dollar, the best investment I have made in my tank. Details are the build thread below.
What's that little light you use for your chaeto? And does it grow good with it?
This is the route I wanna go, but don't have enough space between sump and stand
This is the route I wanna go, but don't have enough space between sump and stand
Didn't know it folded... I may need to look again.the nice thing with Klir is that it drops into your existing sock compartment. Some minor mod may be required, but it doesnt require too much extra space height wise, since you can fold it to get in and out tight spaces.
Would you mind providing an update? How often are you replacing floss? What brand and model sump do you have?
I have seen posts point out good and bad in both products. I think you would have to do more research and see which one suits your sump and flow. I can say that the Ver2 Klir does not have any issues with breaking the fleece. The controller with it is a bit flaky as it can only roll the fleece when the water level rises and stop when it comes back down. The only safety feature is that it will stop rolling fleece in 30 seconds if the water level does not come down and set off an audible alarm. You have to position that optical level sensor just right or you can either have the fleece not rolling enough or rolling too much. It takes about half a roll of fleece to dial in everything properly, including the flow rate into your sump and the bypass gate opening. For tanks with 500 GPH or less flow and a single DI-4 this will not be as difficult but for larger pumps it requires some tweaking to get it right.Klir vs clarisea? Which one is better?
I have tried a few combinations for my filter cups and they all make the water in the cup compartment start to rise and I worry it will overflow. I don’t have this issue with socks. I would like to switch to cups. I’ve tried the blue and white filter pads and I’ve tried bio media rocks with a little poly-fil on top. My mesh socks don’t capture much - the tank has only been going for a few months and I don’t have much of a load yet. Why do my floss cups overflow but my socks are fine?I buy that white and blue filter media in 6 x 2 foot sheets. Cut off a 2 ft x 4" strip, roll it up so it makes a funnel and stick it in my plastic insert concave side up . Lasts 3-7 days, throw it away, and put in new. Pad is about $15, lasts about 3 months.