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eww
Guest
Anyone ever seen a slip on style sock like filter that will go over a K2 or K3? Something to keep the gunk from growing on the powerhead that you can peel off and wash out then put back on?
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Krish
RF STAFF
I've never seen anything like that before for any powerhead. I'd imagine a sock of some sort would restrict flow and could possibly heat up the pump some. Best bet IMO would be to just clean your powerhead as needed. Atleast that's what I did 
mfinn
Surgeonfish
I read somewhere that there is a type of sock that is for the Vortechs, but I have no idea where.
Krish
RF STAFF
That must be really ugly :lol:
every couple months you can just remove the powerheads, clean off some in the sink with an old toothbrush and then run them in a bucket with a gallon or two of tap water plus a cup or two of white vinegar for a bit. 15 minutes later all the coralline, gunk and everything else is gone and the pumps look brand new. works great and then you won't have filter socks in your display tank.
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eww
Guest
I know we can clean them. That's what we've been doing. I was thinking if there was just some sort of sleeve made of that really open black mesh stuff that it would catch a majority of the grunge without restricting flow and cut down in the remove and clean frequency. I've seen them on Vortechs as well. Just thought it would be cool on a Koralia. Maybe we will get some material and try it out as a new DIY project.
