cleaning filter socks?

cj7eagle · 09/14/2007, 12:05 PM

how do you clean them?

I just threw mine in the wash with some bleach.

I hate to do just a load of laundry for two filter socks, but i would rather do that than wash the things by hand.

Would you rinse them with dechlorinator after washing them?

rs1831 · 09/14/2007, 12:34 PM

I wouldn't use bleach. I just turn them inside out and then wash them on hot without any kind of cleaner.

cj7eagle · 09/14/2007, 01:00 PM

how come you would not use bleach? I thought many people used bleach for cleaning equipment and such. Just as long as it was thoroughly rinsed and dried afterwards.

petoonia · 09/14/2007, 01:06 PM

I use bleach on mine. I don't use the washing machine anymore because it damages the plastic rings on the top of my filter socks. I rinse mine out really well. Then I soak them in bleach for about 30-60 minutes. Then I rinse them thoroughly, and allow them to dry completely.

old salty · 09/14/2007, 01:07 PM

I throw them in the laundry with a cup of bleach; the bleach is there to disinfect the sock, not to clean it. With a rinse cycle and an air drying, there is no residual bleach.

cj7eagle · 09/14/2007, 01:11 PM

thanks, I just wanted to make sure what i was doing wasnt messing anything up.

rs1831 · 09/14/2007, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by old salty
I throw them in the laundry with a cup of bleach; the bleach is there to disinfect the sock, not to clean it. With a rinse cycle and an air drying, there is no residual bleach.

Great...good to know.

09/14/2007, 12:05 PM	#1
cj7eagle Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: East Greenville, PA Posts: 135	cleaning filter socks? how do you clean them? I just threw mine in the wash with some bleach. I hate to do just a load of laundry for two filter socks, but i would rather do that than wash the things by hand. Would you rinse them with dechlorinator after washing them? __________________ Happiness is but a state of mind. Anytime you want, you can cross the state line. ~Dylan

09/14/2007, 01:00 PM	#3
cj7eagle Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: East Greenville, PA Posts: 135	how come you would not use bleach? I thought many people used bleach for cleaning equipment and such. Just as long as it was thoroughly rinsed and dried afterwards. __________________ Happiness is but a state of mind. Anytime you want, you can cross the state line. ~Dylan Last edited by cj7eagle; 09/14/2007 at 01:09 PM.

09/14/2007, 01:06 PM	#4
petoonia HereWeGoAgain... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,648	I use bleach on mine. I don't use the washing machine anymore because it damages the plastic rings on the top of my filter socks. I rinse mine out really well. Then I soak them in bleach for about 30-60 minutes. Then I rinse them thoroughly, and allow them to dry completely. __________________ I've been in the hobby for about 10 years....(so I know a little bit)...(but not all that much).... Current Tank Info: 58G. Oceanic (Starphire). Mixed Reef

09/14/2007, 01:07 PM	#5
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I throw them in the laundry with a cup of bleach; the bleach is there to disinfect the sock, not to clean it. With a rinse cycle and an air drying, there is no residual bleach. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

09/14/2007, 01:11 PM	#6
cj7eagle Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: East Greenville, PA Posts: 135	thanks, I just wanted to make sure what i was doing wasnt messing anything up. __________________ Happiness is but a state of mind. Anytime you want, you can cross the state line. ~Dylan

09/14/2007, 12:34 PM	#2
rs1831 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NH Posts: 480	I wouldn't use bleach. I just turn them inside out and then wash them on hot without any kind of cleaner.