Has anyone fed a Filter Roller with a pump?

AJT · 04/14/2021, 01:44 PM

I have a 400 gal & would love to get rid of filter socks but there is no room where the overflows drain into the sump.

Has anyone fed filter rollers with a submersible pump instead of gravity fed by overflows?

Thanks
Andy

Vinny Kreyling · 04/14/2021, 04:51 PM

A question--
If socks are removed does detritus stay in that chamber, or does it flow through the sump?
Somehow the detritus has to be kept in place for the pump to get it to the filter roller & in that case I see no reason not to work.

AJT · 04/14/2021, 05:47 PM

The detritus would probably settle to the bottom in that chamber as the overflow is on the top, guess i could pick up a majority of it with a pump

fishgate · 04/19/2021, 05:42 AM

Most of the ditreous will collect in your center compartment but some will also settle in your drain (1st) section. So if you have a lot of rubble in your 2nd section it could be a pain to remove.

gcarroll · 04/25/2021, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJT

I have a 400 gal & would love to get rid of filter socks but there is no room where the overflows drain into the sump.

Has anyone fed filter rollers with a submersible pump instead of gravity fed by overflows?

Thanks
Andy

How about a picture of the area we’re talking about? Are you using filter socks?

vosdetailing · 04/27/2021, 11:22 AM

So my 2 cents is keep your filter socks, I have the Clarisea 5000 on my 160 total volume tank and I’m changing rolls every 25-28 days at $35 each roll I’m not finding it worth it at all. I found a guy for half the price on rolls but now he can not get that material any longer. I like the unit but dam it’s just another expense. Clarisea says up to 3 months but when I have 10 fish and they get hungry what is a guy supposed to do?

So I did this and going to see how it works out. I wash 150’ roll with bleach (like we wash our socks) and rolled it back up. Granted I cant roll it up as tite as original but if I can get a extra month it may be worth my time to design a spooling tool to reroll the wash fleece.

04/14/2021, 01:44 PM	#1
AJT Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 856	Has anyone fed a Filter Roller with a pump? I have a 400 gal & would love to get rid of filter socks but there is no room where the overflows drain into the sump. Has anyone fed filter rollers with a submersible pump instead of gravity fed by overflows? Thanks Andy __________________ " You get what you pay for" Now lit with 12 G3 Pros & Reef Link! Current Tank Info: 380 Gallon, Lit by 12 G3 Pros

04/14/2021, 04:51 PM	#2
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	A question-- If socks are removed does detritus stay in that chamber, or does it flow through the sump? Somehow the detritus has to be kept in place for the pump to get it to the filter roller & in that case I see no reason not to work. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

04/14/2021, 05:47 PM	#3
AJT Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 856	The detritus would probably settle to the bottom in that chamber as the overflow is on the top, guess i could pick up a majority of it with a pump __________________ " You get what you pay for" Now lit with 12 G3 Pros & Reef Link! Current Tank Info: 380 Gallon, Lit by 12 G3 Pros

04/19/2021, 05:42 AM	#4
fishgate Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 3,340	Most of the ditreous will collect in your center compartment but some will also settle in your drain (1st) section. So if you have a lot of rubble in your 2nd section it could be a pain to remove. __________________ 125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite 120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO

04/27/2021, 11:22 AM	#6
vosdetailing Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 31	So my 2 cents is keep your filter socks, I have the Clarisea 5000 on my 160 total volume tank and I’m changing rolls every 25-28 days at $35 each roll I’m not finding it worth it at all. I found a guy for half the price on rolls but now he can not get that material any longer. I like the unit but dam it’s just another expense. Clarisea says up to 3 months but when I have 10 fish and they get hungry what is a guy supposed to do? So I did this and going to see how it works out. I wash 150’ roll with bleach (like we wash our socks) and rolled it back up. Granted I cant roll it up as tite as original but if I can get a extra month it may be worth my time to design a spooling tool to reroll the wash fleece.