Here is your reminder to clean those socks

[StartingATank]

Just wanted to remind everyone how important it is to clean those filter socks. Just the other day, I was starting to do a water change, so I turned off the flow, but because my sock was very very dirty, somehow, the water in the return pump was super high, which caused a siphon on my ATO and tank water started filling into the ATO and it overflowed. Luckily, I was able to stop it fairly quickly, but some water did get on the floors. Go clean those socks!!!

 

[exnisstech]

Sounds like you may want to raise the ATO tube a little. Not sure if a syphon break (which mine have) would prevent a backward syphon. More often than not my socks overflow for a few days before I change them and I turn my return off all the time. The water doesn't get any higher when the socks are plugged than it does it they are not. Something sounds off with your set up if it's something other than the ATO hose being too low causing the syphon

 

[joseph scott]

I change out my two 7’’ filter socks once per week. How about everyone else?

 

[StartingATank]

Sounds like you may want to raise the ATO tube a little. Not sure if a syphon break (which mine have) would prevent a backward syphon. More often than not my socks overflow for a few days before I change them and I turn my return off all the time. The water doesn't get any higher when the socks are plugged than it does it they are not. Something sounds off with your set up if it's something other than the ATO hose being too low causing the syphon

Yeah I moved it up more to try to prevent it from happening again. I don’t think mine has a siphon break

 

[Uncle99]

I change out my two 7’’ filter socks once per week. How about everyone else?

Every other day.
Just takes seconds

 

[joseph scott]

I may have to bump up my game. I wonder how much of an impact to water quality, once a week vs every other day. I guess those people running those fleece rollers might have a thing to say about this.

 

[James CNM]

Every three days. Thrown in the washing machine. No detergent! Sure they may have stained brown but they don't need to be white to preform their duties. (i believe some folks bleach)

 

[fish_collector]

My filter sock has been overflowing for perhaps a week now

My tank/sump will never overflow no matter what the circumstance is. One needs to engineer that in so it never occurs in any situation.