Filter socks

[Somuchflo99]

do I really need them and what are some other maby better options?

 

[NavySquid]

do I really need them and what are some other maby better options?

If you go with the Triton method and have a big enough refugium in your sump and that is your first spot that water from your display drops in to, you will eliminate the need for filter socks. Your cheato and algae will use that waste for energy and to grow.

 

[keddre]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/filter-sock-or-not.321964/