So this is probably common sense to most people but I’m a bit of an idiot and still learning so bare with me.
I was just in the middle of cleaning my filter socks and skimmer and I was wondering if doing so is kind of an instant nutrient export?
Lets say I have 20ppm nitrates, and phosphates higher than I’d like (I do) and I take out my filter socks and clean them, and then clean my skimmer cup. Do my parameters instantly drop? Have I removed residual nitrates and phosphates that are just hanging around in my sump, since the water passes through the gunk in those filter socks? Or is it negligiable and doesn’t really change anything. I’m looking at it in the same fashion as a water change, you’re instantly removing those nutrients from the water.
I guess my question is will cleaning my filter socks etc have an instant impact on my parameters?
I was just in the middle of cleaning my filter socks and skimmer and I was wondering if doing so is kind of an instant nutrient export?
Lets say I have 20ppm nitrates, and phosphates higher than I’d like (I do) and I take out my filter socks and clean them, and then clean my skimmer cup. Do my parameters instantly drop? Have I removed residual nitrates and phosphates that are just hanging around in my sump, since the water passes through the gunk in those filter socks? Or is it negligiable and doesn’t really change anything. I’m looking at it in the same fashion as a water change, you’re instantly removing those nutrients from the water.
I guess my question is will cleaning my filter socks etc have an instant impact on my parameters?