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08-08-2007, 01:12 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Santa Clarita, Ca
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Difference in Filter socks or Micron bags.
Whats the diffrence beetween the Microns? All the filter socks say about 200, but i see it goes up to 800. Usually the higher the number the better, but im not to sure in this case. Enlighten me please.
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08-08-2007, 01:17 AM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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i would if I could but I dont use iether and never did good at math! Sorry... I is from Montana!
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08-08-2007, 01:26 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Santa Clarita, Ca
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hahahaha, i guess thats what happens when you live in a society which spends more money on bombs then schools. I really want to purchase one to clear up my water. I also just got a chiller so im thinkign about tryin gto set it up so that the water gets cleaned from bigger things before it gets sucked into the chiller.
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08-08-2007, 01:26 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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The only filter socks i have used are the 8 x 16 100 micron bags. I stopped using them a little over a year ago.
the higher the number, the larger the particle size that can pass through it.
I prefer to let the stuff get to my skimmer so it can remove it, and i dont have to clean the dang sock every day or two.
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08-08-2007, 01:28 AM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Thats why I dont use them iether, dont want to be constantly cleaninf them. I did for about a week so I wasnt totally accurate before. Im just to lazy for them.
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08-08-2007, 01:28 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Santa Clarita, Ca
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Perfect Fly guy thats the answer i was looking for. I dont have a skimmer on my nano cube, but i am doing water changes weekly, but hopefully if i get one it will help keep the water a little more clear then what it is right now.
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08-08-2007, 01:36 AM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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just keep it clean cause all the junk it collects will continue to decay and polute the water and in a nano that is much more dangerous than in a lerger volume system.
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08-08-2007, 03:49 AM
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Reefer and proud of it!!!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Moore, Ok
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Yeah the smaller the number the cleaner the water.
I have the Hagen power head quick filter with 1 micron filter for my FW oscar tank. going through them fast because Oscar is really messy.
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08-08-2007, 03:56 AM
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Reefer and proud of it!!!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Moore, Ok
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here's another page with them. 1 micron..... now that is small. Heck the Hospital that I work in uses .5 micron 1 micron and 5 micron filters for all their IV stuff. Now if they are a hospital and use that small of stuff then heck it's good anough for my aquariums.
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08-08-2007, 03:57 AM
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Reefer and proud of it!!!
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