Mariner M70 Filter Fleece Options

[cwerner]

Hello r2r folks,

I'm wondering if anyone has any personal experience with installing a fleece roller in their eshopps mariner m70 stock sump. Eshopps advertises a removable sock section for installing one, but I'm wondering what model worked best. I was looking at the Bubble Magus ARF Elite M gen 2, it looks like it would install fairly easy. Does anyone have experience with installing other models?

 

[whalewhalewhale]

I have the M40 and used the Nature Dimensions with a 3D printed adapter. Nature Dimensions sells a similar adapter themselves

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/eshopps-mariner-m40-build.1160399/

 

[cwerner]

I have the M40 and used the Nature Dimensions with a 3D printed adapter. Nature Dimensions sells a similar adapter themselves

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/eshopps-mariner-m40-build.1160399/

ND does seem like a solid company. My tank is a bit of a weird size where one unit is likely undersized, but 2 units does not sound desirable to me since I'm basically just doing double the work replacing the rolls when I could just have one larger unit. I wish someone made a filter designed to fit in the 7"x4.5" filter sock bays. It looks like the Fiji Cube model might fight but it seems risky to hope.

 

[whalewhalewhale]

ND does seem like a solid company. My tank is a bit of a weird size where one unit is likely undersized, but 2 units does not sound desirable to me since I'm basically just doing double the work replacing the rolls when I could just have one larger unit. I wish someone made a filter designed to fit in the 7"x4.5" filter sock bays. It looks like the Fiji Cube model might fight but it seems risky to hope.

yeah... you could in theory just plug one of the filter sock bays and run one fleece roller. You may have to replace a little more often, but it'll likely be a monthly routine at worst.

 

[tbrown]

I have the M70 with the Nature Dimension M in mine. I use their adapter and it's a perfect fit.

 

[tbrown]

yeah... you could in theory just plug one of the filter sock bays and run one fleece roller. You may have to replace a little more often, but it'll likely be a monthly routine at worst.

I wouldn't. A single N Clear won't handle the flow. I use PolyFil in a filter cup. When it plugs up, the fleece roller overflows and the water short circuits over the weirs. I'd either keep a sock or do 2 fleece rollers.

 

[tbrown]

ND does seem like a solid company. My tank is a bit of a weird size where one unit is likely undersized, but 2 units does not sound desirable to me since I'm basically just doing double the work replacing the rolls when I could just have one larger unit. I wish someone made a filter designed to fit in the 7"x4.5" filter sock bays. It looks like the Fiji Cube model might fight but it seems risky to hope.

I'm trying to remember, isn't the adapter for the socks removable? If you wanted a larger fleece roller, remove that and get an adapter 3D printed for the larger roller you want? Unless I'm misremembering and it's not removable which is definitely a possibility. .