Reefer 170 Diy Roller Mat Idea

[linxg]

Side view of the sump.
ATO have to be remove as well as the hinge holding the ATO
not sure about the parts yet.
Is just a idea. please give advice for any improvement
Do you guys think is worth of DIY or installing a roller mat for reef tank ?

 

[boneone]

Do you guys think is worth of DIY or installing a roller mat for reef tank ?

you can use optical liquid sensors like
https://www.amazon.de/Star-Eleven-O...543444&sr=8-1&keywords=Infrarot+sensor+Wasser
look @ the price of filter fleece @ amazon 200m 30-75cm
https://www.amazon.de/Filtervlies-V...F8&qid=1546544373&sr=8-5&keywords=filtervlies
might be better to keep ATO & get rid of filter socks (& rotate your design 90°)
maybee change or add acrylic build ...

 

[Rakie]

Is just a idea. please give advice for any improvement.
Do you guys think is worth of DIY or installing a roller mat for reef tank ?

My advice is the roller mat isn't worth it.. Most people who stop using socks would never go back. The rollermat is also 80's technology that has been reinvented with more breakable moving parts, and an absurd price tag.

Why not ask people who used to run socks why they stopped, then how their corals responded, and lastly ask if they'd ever go back.

My advise is ditch filter socks. Only put them in if you plan to blow out sand or something like that... Otherwise, they not only aren't necessary, but corals do better without them.

Let the 80's and the logic from that era die. Reefing is a different hobby now.