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12-07-2006, 09:29 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Madison, Wisc. Age: 51
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|  Skimmer Prefilter
Hi 
My skimmer has a prefilter, Do I really need it ? Somewhere I read that prefilters are nitrates factory's it's this true? All of my pumps has sponge prefilters. and my hang on the back filter has one. So i'm I filling my tank with nitrates.
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12-08-2006, 09:38 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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I wouldn't sweat it that much if you rinse them out occasionally.
That said, I did remove mine from my sump pump because I didn't like the fact that I was restricting it's flow when dirty and I was getting lazy and didn't want to keep rinsing it as it was a pain to shut everything down to get too. | |
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12-08-2006, 10:14 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 21
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I do the same thing, when i dont have time, i just take it out, but when i baster my rock, or stir my sand, i put the sponge on fast to my overflow and sump. _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
*Since 10/2006 125 gal. Built in Overflows x2, 3" LS(165 lb fiji pink) 175 lb of LR, 2x 36" aquatinics T5 HO fixtures(10x39W bulbs 2 gliesman aquablue+1 gliesman actinic+2 ATI aquablue special), mag 18 return pump, PM R30fuge. AquaC EV 180 skimmer.
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12-08-2006, 11:48 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by turbo4603  but when i baster my rock | What is "baster" your rock???? _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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12-08-2006, 12:36 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 21
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Thats when i get a turkey baster and blow the rocks with it making all the junk on the rocks mixes with your water and eventually cleaned with the sponge filters. Sorry for the poor use of words!! lol | |
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