Filter Sock Size

Nobbygas · Jan 31, 2018

Are the filter socks in the Reefers the same size as the ones in the S-650?

Treasure Coast · Jan 31, 2018

Yes, Red Sea only sells one size filter sock with 3 different micron ratings.

Tautog · Jan 31, 2018

Don’t bother, filter socks need to be cleaned, and they remove all the good stuff that your tank needs.
I’m in 3 yrs, and have never used socks

Nobbygas · Jan 31, 2018

It's not the socks I'm really interested in, but an acrylic cup to replace them. I've seen some advertised for Reefers and I was wondering if they would fit into an S-650!

mjlash22 · Jan 31, 2018

Yes, all Red Sea tanks ship with the same mesh filter sock. You can purchase the felt if you prefer. As mentioned above, I don’t use them. I use acrylic media cups with filter floss.

tautog83 · Jan 31, 2018

Where did you buy the cups at ?

mjlash22 · Jan 31, 2018

tautog83 said:
Where did you buy the cups at ?

Marine depot carries some that are food grade plastic. I have a set of those for my reefer 250. I recently got 2 acrylic ones from anything acrylic for my new tank. You can find them on Facebook. Just note they are out of Australia so shipping isn’t quick.

tautog83 · Jan 31, 2018

Yea I did find them.. 18 bucks seems like a lot for a plastic cup ..I know the cost of filter socks is worse in long run though . Thanks for reply

mjlash22 · Jan 31, 2018

tautog83 said:
Yea I did find them.. 18 bucks seems like a lot for a plastic cup ..I know the cost of filter socks is worse in long run though . Thanks for reply

To me $18 was nothing when comparing to the hate that I had for the filter socks lol But that’s just me.

tautog83 · Jan 31, 2018

Nice do you just use one ? I was thinking about it for 750 reefer

mjlash22 · Jan 31, 2018

tautog83 said:
Nice do you just use one ? I was thinking about it for 750 reefer

My 250 and 525 use 2 each, doesn’t have the 4 sock slots like yours.

GoVols · Feb 1, 2018

Tautog said:
Don’t bother, filter socks need to be cleaned, and they remove all the good stuff that your tank needs.
I’m in 3 yrs, and have never used socks

Tautog,
I was with you on that one for along time with my S-400, it came with sponges :( and loathe those cloth socks ;Meh

But... When Red Sea released the 225 nylon mesh sock, it's been a winner. I get six months out of one sock ;Woot ;Woot

Only have to spray it out every few days (while I'm cleaning the skimmers collection cup) and my sump stays squeaky clean.

:)

GoVols · Feb 1, 2018

mjlash22 said:
To me $18 was nothing when comparing to the hate that I had for the filter socks lol But that’s just me.

Lol!!!

mjlash22 · Feb 2, 2018

GoVols said:
Tautog,
I was with you on that one for along time with my S-400, it came with sponges :( and loathe those cloth socks ;Meh

But... When Red Sea released the 225 nylon mesh sock, it's been a winner. I get six months out of one sock ;Woot ;Woot

Only have to spray it out every few days (while I'm cleaning the skimmers collection cup) and my sump stays squeaky clean.

:)

I would agree here. If you want to stick with filter socks, mesh is the way to go. Same micron size as the felt version, but a lot easier to clean.

miyags · Feb 2, 2018

Buy your filter socks from a Biodiesel store. They were used there,before reef tanks. Just like everything else in this hoby they double or triple the price for already existing items.

mjlash22 · Feb 2, 2018

miyags said:
Buy your filter socks from a Biodiesel store. They were used there,before reef tanks. Just like everything else in this hoby they double or triple the price for already existing items.

This is true. You can go the route of generic socks, but they will have to be modified. Red Sea’s filter socks are specific to Red Sea tanks. Generic socks will not fit unless modified.

Bigfish of La. · Feb 2, 2018

What modifications must be made? The Red Sea filter holder or the generic filter.

mjlash22 · Feb 2, 2018

Bigfish of La. said:
What modifications must be made? The Red Sea filter holder or the generic filter.

You could do either or, but from videos I’ve seen, most people modify the plastic ring of the filter sock. Just YouTube the topic and you will find a couple videos.

I could be wrong, but I believe @pelphrey has done this.