skimmer+sock=trouble

RaeRae · 08/23/2011, 08:09 PM

Every time I put a clean sock on my skimmer goes nuts for two days. I wash them in the wash with one cap full of bleach. How do I get this to stop?

ghostman · 08/23/2011, 10:22 PM

Mine used to go nuts when I put the sock in dry. Now I rinse the sock first in RO water, and never have that problem anymore. Hope that works...

tkeracer619 · 08/23/2011, 10:27 PM

it could be left over surfactants from detergent in the washer.

try running an extra hot rinse cycle before you wash your bags.

aquaticartist · 08/23/2011, 10:31 PM

Soak the filter socks in a 5 gallon bucket of RO water overnight before throwing them in your sump.

lecher · 08/24/2011, 06:05 AM

Run an extra rinse cycle before and after you wash in washing machine with bleach, rinse in a bucket with RODI water and then put in the dryer. I do this and my skimmer doesn't skip a beat. And the sock is right beside the skimmer pump intake.

collie man · 08/24/2011, 07:58 AM

soak them! its the only way. or turn your skimmer off for two days...

RaeRae · 08/31/2011, 04:29 PM

This is my second week doing a 24 hour pre soak and all seems well. No more crazy skimmer.

08/23/2011, 08:09 PM	#1
RaeRae Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mount Airy n.c. Posts: 126	skimmer+sock=trouble Every time I put a clean sock on my skimmer goes nuts for two days. I wash them in the wash with one cap full of bleach. How do I get this to stop?

08/23/2011, 10:22 PM	#2
ghostman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Spring Hill, Florida Posts: 1,629	Mine used to go nuts when I put the sock in dry. Now I rinse the sock first in RO water, and never have that problem anymore. Hope that works... __________________ When you die, you don't know you're dead. It's only difficult for the people around you. It's the same when you're stupid. Current Tank Info: 40IM Fusion, 40lbs of rock, and 20lbs of sand. Just a few fish and corals....for now.

08/23/2011, 10:27 PM	#3
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	it could be left over surfactants from detergent in the washer. try running an extra hot rinse cycle before you wash your bags. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

08/24/2011, 07:58 AM	#6
collie man Stoney Reefer Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 548	soak them! its the only way. or turn your skimmer off for two days... __________________ +CADLights Artisan Cube 50g SPS +Reef Keeper Lite +GHL Profilux 4 Head S.A. +150 watt 20K MH 2x24 watt t5 Blue Plus +SC 150 Cone Skimmer +Vortec mp20 +Koralia Evo 1050 Tank Parameters As of 07/25/2011(Salifert): CAL-400 ALK-10.5 dKH MAG-1350 PHOS-Undetectable N02-Undetectable

08/23/2011, 10:31 PM	#4
aquaticartist Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 227	Soak the filter socks in a 5 gallon bucket of RO water overnight before throwing them in your sump.

08/24/2011, 06:05 AM	#5
lecher Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SC Posts: 676	Run an extra rinse cycle before and after you wash in washing machine with bleach, rinse in a bucket with RODI water and then put in the dryer. I do this and my skimmer doesn't skip a beat. And the sock is right beside the skimmer pump intake.

08/31/2011, 04:29 PM	#7
RaeRae Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mount Airy n.c. Posts: 126	This is my second week doing a 24 hour pre soak and all seems well. No more crazy skimmer.