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View Poll Results: Do you use the sponge prefilter on your internal sump pump? | |
Yes.
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No.
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12-04-2006, 09:28 AM
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#2 (permalink)
| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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Just my thoughts.
I say no.
If you do it can become clogged and thus will reduce your flow.
If in a sump or fuge, and depending on the design only tiny bits of junk will get in anyways and those should not hurt your pump at all when it goes through.
The positives however are to keep anything away from the pump that could clogged it or to create another area for beneficial bacteria.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | 
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12-04-2006, 09:31 AM
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#3 (permalink)
| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Right now no. But im thinking of adding the filter/carbon attachment to my pump (aquaclear 702) cause right now i have a bag of carbon in my sump thats not getting enough flow.
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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12-04-2006, 10:02 AM
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#4 (permalink)
| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
Posts: 618
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You could also put the carbon at the end of your overflow so that it does not put more strain on your pump | |
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12-04-2006, 10:05 AM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
Posts: 999
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jtReef  You could also put the carbon at the end of your overflow so that it does not put more strain on your pump | Now why didnt i think about that one.  Thanks
Marc. | |
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12-04-2006, 10:06 AM
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#6 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator |
I do not have an internal return pump but I did.
I voted no as well. I use This
on the overflows to catch debre prior to is entering the sump. I change them every 3 days and pop them into the washing machine. Work Great
J | |
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12-04-2006, 01:33 PM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
Posts: 3,866
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Funny you should bring that up as I just removed my prrefilter sponges for my sump return and the pump running my skimmer. The water was slowing down as the sponge was blocking the water flow...I took them off to clean them, but i think I will leave them off to allow the pumps to work more freely and have a stronger water flow!!!!! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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12-04-2006, 02:58 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
Posts: 1,294
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No,
My water goes through a sponge filter before it goes into the pump chamber in my sump/fuge.
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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12-04-2006, 03:40 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lynnwood, WA
Posts: 215
Karma: 64
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No I use a filter sock from the overflow drain.
Scott 
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Researching NTS.......No Tank Syndrome. | |
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12-04-2006, 05:04 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampa, FL,Florida Age: 34
Posts: 291
Karma: 137
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I use one because I had a snail sneak in to my pump before no good. Also if I put a strainer on the return pump then I reduce its power. I rinse the sponge every week. _________ "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing"
Albert Einstein
125 G reef ready. 3 175W MH XM 15K bulbs, Berlin turbo skimmer, 18W turbo twist UV, wet/dry, and a diy refugium, Little Giant 3-MDQX-SC return, 3 MAXIJET 1200 and 1 900gph. Phosban reactor with half phos media and half carbon. I have a false yellow, Dog face puffer, damsel,Panther Grouper, Foxface, percula clown and some LR | |
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