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09/26/2008, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Huntsville AL.
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cleaning filter sock
I am wondering what is the best ay to clean filter sock?
Should I wash in washing machine? soap/bleach/nothing? or just rinse in sink? |
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09/26/2008, 01:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Apex NC
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I wash in machine with Oxi-clean Its sodium carbonite. Cleans well no bleach or detergents.
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09/26/2008, 02:27 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pasadena, TX
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machine wash with nada
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120g Reef Tank Oceanic, 2x175watt MH 14k Iwasaki, 1 Ecotech MP40, Reeflo Dart return pump, AquaC EV-120 Eheim 1262 ,AquacontrollerJr, KentMaxximaHI-S, PhosBanReactor150, Geo Kalk Rx. Current Tank Info: working on diy led lighting and finishing a sump refuge relocated outside the house |
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09/26/2008, 02:52 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: san francisco
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I soak in 1/10 bleach overnight then hose it off. All of the remaining bleach residue will be gone once the socks are dry.
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09/26/2008, 04:00 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Farmington, CT
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Machine wash with bleach with an extra rinse cycle, let air dry.
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09/26/2008, 04:09 PM
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Passing Through
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: ATL
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2 of mine are in the washer right now. I use a little soap and then air dry them.
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09/26/2008, 08:29 PM
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Proud user of IO Salt!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Torrance, CA
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I soak mine in bleach, rinse and let air dry. it's about 2 weeks before it is put back into the sump.
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09/26/2008, 09:12 PM
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premium member "reefmama"
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Wichita, KS
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wash in the washer with bleach... rinse a few times, air dry.
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09/26/2008, 09:25 PM
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Amish Country, PA. USA
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I place my dirty filter socks in a five gallon bucket with a strong bleach to water mix. They are in there until I run through about seven or eight of them. Then, a few good rinses with cold water, air-dry on the clothes line, and they're ready for service. There's no way I'm dumping bleach in my washer, and consequently down to my septic system (although that may be fine for you folks on city water systems)!
Joe
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