No More Filter Socks!! | RAE's New Plastic Filter Sock 

While we no longer sell the physical filter socks, you can now purchase the digital STL files on our website to 3D print your own. Check it out here: reefingainteasy.com

While we no longer sell the physical filter socks, you can now purchase the digital STL files on our website to 3D print your own. Check it out here: reefingainteasy.com

Thanks, I am still new to shopify (service I using for shipping) I will try to get international shipping set up sorry about that.

While we no longer sell the physical filter socks, you can now purchase the digital STL files on our website to 3D print your own. Check it out here: reefingainteasy.com

I understand that, I lowered my price today so that you can get 3 for $25 piece. I will keep working on getting my price down even lower. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one who wanted this before I started going down the rabbit hole of mass producing these. Thanks for the feedback, you new sump sounds awesome!

They are $30 shipping be around $10 bucks, Then velcro is not a bad idea..... I may test that and see how it works thanks.

@@reefingainteasy3754 so $40 and how manny sheets dose that come with ??? and how manny holder's your more expensive than brs lol ???

While we no longer sell the physical filter socks, you can now purchase the digital STL files on our website to 3D print your own. Check it out here: reefingainteasy.com

While we no longer sell the physical filter socks, you can now purchase the digital STL files on our website to 3D print your own. Check it out here: reefingainteasy.com

Better for me for these reasons: Cheaper: in long run (up front cost of plastic cages) Easier to clean Less maintenance - one way it's less for me is since the felt so cheap I just throw them away instead of storing and cleaning socks, but if you do wash and reuse, no turning inside out and since it lays flat its just way easier to get them fully clean, also the option of using batting material makes it so you don't need to change as often as regular filter socks (less time/work), granted you might not be cleaning the water as good, but I suppose having more filter type options is another way its better. Knowing your tank: when I used to change my socks I would pull out and put in bucket, but never look inside them. With this you naturally see what is being filtered in your tank, which has taught me a lot about my tank. If you get a pest that could have taken a while to figure out this could help you see them earlier, or if you have "good guys" you want in your tank such as clean up crew's like baby snails (from larger ones reporducing), or expensive aiptasia eating nudibranch's rather than not noticing, you will see them and can just put them back in your display tank. I will never go back to filter socks... Thanks for commenting :-)

I can make a model that does, I just need to know the actual diameter and I can adjust the size. I need to put a red sea version or sku on my website, email me the diameter and lets get one made!

While we no longer sell the physical filter socks, you can now purchase the digital STL files on our website to 3D print your own. Check it out here: reefingainteasy.com

Nope! Your price point of $10.00 is way too low.

You definitely do not need to presoak, its the same as filter socks. Some vendors will include a note recommending pre-soaking your socks in RODI water. It's just to ensure no unwanted residue from manufacturing and the distribution process enter the tank, but your tank will be fine if you don't.

That awesome and very resourceful, my first prototype was similar to that, I just didn't like having to replace it daily, or if I put holes in the sides to try and extent the time till it clogged, I worried it wouldn't filter as good as a sock. But I know some people don't even use socks so they probably laugh at me wanting to filter every drop of water. Thanks for commenting!

While we no longer sell the physical filter socks, you can now purchase the digital STL files on our website to 3D print your own. Check it out here: reefingainteasy.com

While we no longer sell the physical filter socks, you can now purchase the digital STL files on our website to 3D print your own. Check it out here: reefingainteasy.com

Thanks for commenting. I have tried that before, and yes it works, people have been done that for years with poly fill stuffing, lots of pro's with that method, but IMO doesn't clean as good as a filter sock does.

I don't, but I can. I would just need to know the exact dimensions. Shoot me an email if you want to chat more about it.

Yes I sell them on my website: reefingainteasy.com/

Version two solves that..... coming soon

Thanks for the feedback Ryan. I lowered my price today so that the more you buy the lower each filter is, with $20 a filter being the cheapest (5 pack), I made a 2 for $30 each as well. I will keep working on getting my price down. If you subscribe at the bottom of my website, I will send out an email if they go on sale or If I can get the price lower.

@@reefingainteasy3754 thanks

I agree, and appreciate the feedback. I was just impatient and wanted post the video. I lowered the price and included filter sheets so that it comes out to $3 a filter. I still want to lower the price, just want to make sure there is enough demand for economies of scale to do so. An injection mold would be a pricey upfront cost because of overhangs and the fact that you need 2, but then it would be super cheap to produce. With 3D printing it needs a lot of support material (doubling the amount of plastic needed). Just depends on the demand, if there is a lot then I can justify the injection molding upfront cost, or maybe even do a kickstarter to offset it.

Thats what I did for a long time, I just disliked washing them over and over again.

Thanks!