Filter Socks Change and Cleaning

benf · 07/10/2006, 01:53 PM

How often do you change yours? I find myself changing it every 2 days. Sound about right to you?

I hose them off 1st, then put in washing machine HOT/COLD cycle with Clorox. Is there a better method? What do you do with the dirty ones before u clean them. I store them in a bucket til I get 5 or so then clean.

Ben

TCU Reefer · 07/10/2006, 03:21 PM

I change mine every 3-4 days even though they get dirty in about 1 or 2.

I clean mine the exact same way as you do. I take them out back and hose them down to get most of the crap out of them and them throw them in the washing machine with a little bleach. If they still smell like bleach after the cycle, I'm run them again without bleach.

stevem650 · 07/10/2006, 04:43 PM

I change my 100 micron bag 1x a week. To clean, I turn it inside out and then put a garden hose inside with lots of pressure to clean it. Only takes a few minutes and then hang it to dry.

benf · 07/11/2006, 04:01 AM

Thanks for the replies, WOW, u get a week out of yours Stevem650!

stevem650 · 07/11/2006, 06:00 AM

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u get a week out of yours Stevem650!

The filter sock I use is huge. It's has a tie string and is around 7"x16". Never clogs up.

benf · 07/11/2006, 08:47 AM

That is the same size i use, and i am lucky to get 2.5 days out of it. Starts coming out of the top of it.

benf · 07/14/2006, 05:49 AM

Forgot to ask, I assume u wait til u have a few dirty ones before washing. Do u leave them in a bucket soaking? or let them dry out? Currently i let them dry out in a bucket til I get 4 or 5 then i wash them.

Chrisrush · 07/14/2006, 07:54 AM

I change mine out every 2-3 days. Double cold rinse cycle with a little bleach. Be careful with the hot/cold cycle, as the hot water can melt any plastic that may be on the sock.

I usually let mine dry in the laundry room.

ddboy · 07/14/2006, 09:52 AM

I used to change it every 3-4 days when I had 2 mag return pumps, until I swithch from the 2 mags(12 & 18) to just a ehiem 1260. Now there is less flow and i change it every 2 weeks or so. Am i having too little flow now? I have a 150g tank.

ddboy · 07/14/2006, 09:54 AM

oh, I let my dirty ones sit in the bucket dry and wash them all together with cold water and just rinse it with salt water when I change the water out.

07/10/2006, 01:53 PM	#1
benf Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: wesley chapel, florida Posts: 4,031	Filter Socks Change and Cleaning How often do you change yours? I find myself changing it every 2 days. Sound about right to you? I hose them off 1st, then put in washing machine HOT/COLD cycle with Clorox. Is there a better method? What do you do with the dirty ones before u clean them. I store them in a bucket til I get 5 or so then clean. Ben __________________ Ben Current Tank Info: None :(

07/10/2006, 03:21 PM	#2
TCU Reefer Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,044	I change mine every 3-4 days even though they get dirty in about 1 or 2. I clean mine the exact same way as you do. I take them out back and hose them down to get most of the crap out of them and them throw them in the washing machine with a little bleach. If they still smell like bleach after the cycle, I'm run them again without bleach. __________________ Steve - DFWMAS Member Click on the red house to view my build thread Current Tank Info: 215g starboard SPS in-wall, AC Jr, 3 x 250w MH's, 10k Reeflux, 320w VHO actinics, closed loop w/ Sequence Dart and OM 4-Way, Tunze wavebox, VorTech, 2x modded MJ 1200's, ASM G4 recirc/meshwheel, Geo 618 Ca reactor, custom Melev sump, Mag 9.5 return

07/10/2006, 04:43 PM	#3
stevem650 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boca Raton, Fla Posts: 712	I change my 100 micron bag 1x a week. To clean, I turn it inside out and then put a garden hose inside with lots of pressure to clean it. Only takes a few minutes and then hang it to dry. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 750, Apex, AquaMaxx Q3 Skimmer, 2 tunze 6105, 4 x Radion XR30 G4 Pros, Reef Octopus Varios 8 return pump, 150lbs rock. Current Tank Info: RedSea Reefer 750

07/11/2006, 04:01 AM	#4
benf Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: wesley chapel, florida Posts: 4,031	Thanks for the replies, WOW, u get a week out of yours Stevem650! __________________ Ben Current Tank Info: None :(

07/11/2006, 08:47 AM	#6
benf Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: wesley chapel, florida Posts: 4,031	That is the same size i use, and i am lucky to get 2.5 days out of it. Starts coming out of the top of it. __________________ Ben Current Tank Info: None :(

07/14/2006, 05:49 AM	#7
benf Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: wesley chapel, florida Posts: 4,031	Forgot to ask, I assume u wait til u have a few dirty ones before washing. Do u leave them in a bucket soaking? or let them dry out? Currently i let them dry out in a bucket til I get 4 or 5 then i wash them. __________________ Ben Current Tank Info: None :(

07/14/2006, 07:54 AM	#8
Chrisrush Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,754	I change mine out every 2-3 days. Double cold rinse cycle with a little bleach. Be careful with the hot/cold cycle, as the hot water can melt any plastic that may be on the sock. I usually let mine dry in the laundry room. __________________ Thanks, Chris Current Tank Info: 2015 Reef Savvy Dream Tank Winner

07/14/2006, 09:52 AM	#9
ddboy Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Covina, California Posts: 282	I used to change it every 3-4 days when I had 2 mag return pumps, until I swithch from the 2 mags(12 & 18) to just a ehiem 1260. Now there is less flow and i change it every 2 weeks or so. Am i having too little flow now? I have a 150g tank.

07/14/2006, 09:54 AM	#10
ddboy Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Covina, California Posts: 282	oh, I let my dirty ones sit in the bucket dry and wash them all together with cold water and just rinse it with salt water when I change the water out.