Description

Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock

The Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock provides simple and effective mechanical filtration for aquarium sump systems. Positioned where water enters the sump, it catches suspended debris before it can travel into the biological filtration chambers or settle elsewhere in the system.

Regular use can help keep the sump cleaner, reduce the build-up of waste and improve overall water clarity.

Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock for Sump Filtration

The Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock is designed to act as the first stage of filtration within a suitable aquarium sump.

As water drains from the main aquarium, it passes through the filter sock. Uneaten food, fish waste, plant material and other suspended particles are physically trapped while the water continues through to the remaining filtration stages.

Removing this debris early prevents much of it from breaking down elsewhere within the filtration system.

Effective Mechanical Filtration

A filter sock performs a very different job from biological filter media.

Ceramic media and other biomedia provide a home for beneficial bacteria, whereas a filter sock is primarily there to physically remove particles from the water.

Using effective mechanical filtration before the biological stages can also help keep ceramic media and other sump contents cleaner for longer.

Helps Keep Your Aquarium Sump Cleaner

Without adequate mechanical filtration, solid waste can gradually accumulate in sump chambers and around biological media.

A Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock helps capture much of this material in one easily accessible place.

Instead of allowing debris to collect throughout the sump, the sock can simply be removed for cleaning or replacement when required.

When Should I Clean a Filter Sock?

Filter socks should be checked regularly rather than left until they become completely blocked.

How frequently they need cleaning depends on the aquarium. Heavily stocked tanks, messy feeders and periods of maintenance may cause the sock to collect debris considerably faster.

A noticeable reduction in water flow through the sock is a good indication that it needs attention.

Having a spare filter sock available can be useful, allowing a clean one to be fitted immediately while the dirty sock is being cleaned.

Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock for Freshwater and Marine Aquariums

The Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock can be used as mechanical filtration in suitable freshwater or marine sump systems.

It’s particularly useful on larger aquariums where substantial amounts of water continuously pass through the sump and where keeping waste away from the biological filtration chambers makes routine maintenance much easier.

Always choose the correct filter sock size for the holder or sump being used.

Why Use a Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock?

The principle is extremely simple: catch the muck before it gets any further.

A filter sock won’t replace biological filtration, but it can make the rest of the filtration system considerably easier to maintain.

By trapping larger particles at the beginning of the filtration process, less solid waste reaches the sump chambers and biological media. That means a cleaner filtration system and an easy-to-access mechanical stage that can be removed whenever it needs attention.

Key Features

• Mechanical aquarium filter media
• Traps suspended debris and solid waste
• Designed for use in aquarium sump filtration
• Helps improve water clarity
• Reduces debris entering biological filter chambers
• Helps keep sump filtration cleaner
• Removable for straightforward maintenance
• Suitable for appropriate freshwater and marine systems
• Useful replacement or spare for compatible Cleair sumps

If you have any questions about this Cleair Aquarium Filter Sock and whether it’s suitable for your aquarium fish, please contact us and a member of our friendly store team will be more than happy to answer all of your questions.

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