DYI socks

[sunvalley aquarist]

I'm so sorry I didn't do this sooner. I read on here about people making their own filter socks, so I decided to give it a try.
I have 2 sumps (not that big) first one acts sort of like a refugium, second one houses my heater and has a built in overflow to allow a 24/7 WC.
Anyway, I've installed socks on both sump inlets and my water has never been so clear. It's practically invisible.
I wanted to thank everyone that posted their experience and ideas.
Thank you!
Pat

 

[Pharaoh]

Did you actually make the socks yourself? What fabric did you use? How many microns? What was the total cost per sock?

 

[sunvalley aquarist]

craft felt polyester from the fabric store, $4.99 yd. made at least six with fabric doubled

 

[nfored]

Yes I also made my own made 12 for like 5 dollars, but if you don't have a sowing machine you will need to use stichwitch thermal bonding seams which is another 2 -5 bucks.

No way to tell the micron rating, all I can say is that, they are larger then the 200 micron filter sock I bought, and they clog up in one day, just like the 200 micron sock. So they must be close to this rating. Dang messy fish keep clogging up my socks.

 

[Pharaoh]

200 micron isn't bad. I like to run 100 & 50s on my setup. I like that crystal clear setup.

 

[jcardona1]

200 micron isn't bad. I like to run 100 & 50s on my setup. I like that crystal clear setup.

same here, 50/100 in my sump. if i could find felt that you could actually tell what the micron rating is, i might make my own. but untill then, im willing to pay $3 each!

 

[epond83]

do you have pictures? Did you use any sort of plastic ring? or is it just like a draw string type thing?

 

[Pharaoh]

same here, 50/100 in my sump. if i could find felt that you could actually tell what the micron rating is, i might make my own. but untill then, im willing to pay $3 each!

I'm rally thinking about trying out the 100/50 two-in-one bags. Same price for the bags overall, without having to mess with pulling them apart to wash.

 

[youngbuckfl]

i also made my own i bought felt from walmart no clue what the micron rating is but it works great for my tank and had 4inch pvc pipe for rings i cut them about 1/2 inch wide works great

 

[knifegill]

I use paint strainer bags and don't remember the micron rating. They're the standard bucket-size nylon bags at any paint store. They take awhile to clog, so probably 200 micron or larger on them. Clear enough for me and my fish, though.