Do you use mechenical filtration-such as filter floss,polyfilter, etc.?

[zeeGGee]

YES or NO?

 

[zeeGGee]

NO for me.

 

[zeeGGee]

YES or NO?

Sorry for the typo. I'm unable to edit the title.

 

[oneofmany]

I'll use a filter sock for a few hours during a water change, but that's about it.

 

[reeferfoxx]

I do. Switched from polyfill to filter floss pads. Polyfill is basically polyester. I didn't care for it. I attribute some tank issues to it as well.

 

[danknuc]

I use filter socks.

 

[Bob Escher]

I use two things a thing called a rotter tube and then filter socks

 

[zeeGGee]

Is it really necessary?

 

[reeferfoxx]

Is it really necessary?

What? mechanical filtration?

 

[zeeGGee]

What? mechanical filtration?

Yes.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Yes.

No.

 

[zeeGGee]

No.

Thanks. I'm just kinda wondering if I'm gonna encounter problems in the future since I don't use mechanical filtration in my 8 months old sumpless tank.[emoji846]

 

[reeferfoxx]

Thanks. I'm just kinda wondering if I'm gonna encounter problems in the future since I don't use mechanical filtration in my 8 months old sumpless tank.[emoji846]

You'll encounter things floating around. Other than that nope.

 

[zeeGGee]

You'll encounter things floating around. Other than that nope.

Great. Thanks!

 

[oneofmany]

Is it really necessary?

Not in my experience... I like for things to float freely throughout the system. When I really stir things up in my tank during a water change then I'll put a mechanical filter to good use. I can probably remove more crap this way in a couple hours than the filter sock can all week. Also, my Clownfish breed on a regular basis too. When this happens some of my LPS corals have a field day and I would hate to deprive them of that.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Thanks. I'm just kinda wondering if I'm gonna encounter problems in the future since I don't use mechanical filtration in my 8 months old sumpless tank.[emoji846]

. What kind of filters do you have? I found in my sumpless the mech filters worked better than the hob skimmer.
In a sumpless you should feed different.

 

[reeferfoxx]

:) K.I.S.S. :D

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

fwiw my 30g was sumpless and lived 3 yrs.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

:) K.I.S.S. :D

amen

 

[reeferfoxx]

. What kind of filters do you have? I found in my sumpless the mech filters worked better than the hob skimmer.
In a sumpless you should feed different.

Only needs to be one. Live rock. mmmm plus skimmer...lol