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03-10-2012, 04:18 AM
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how do you clean your filter socks?
I put mine in the wash with all my clothes. I don't like the hair and lint I get in the sock.
Looking for a better way thats safe for my tank. 
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03-10-2012, 05:34 AM
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Warm water cycle, cup of bleach, inside out, second rinse, socks only. Thats how I do it.
Cleaning Filter Sock http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ht=filter+sock How to Clean a Filter Sock http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ht=filter+sock Filter Sock Cleaning http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ht=filter+sock
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03-10-2012, 01:37 PM
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i soak them inside out in a bucket with bleach a few days, rinse them a couple times and turn them right side out and soak them in the rinse for a few days, i rinse them again and move the to a larger bucket full of tap water treated with PRIME, when i have @ 20 in the treated bucket i ring them out and hang them to dry.
i have @ 30 socks in the cycle.
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03-10-2012, 02:49 PM
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For felt, hot water, heavy duty cycle, no bleach.
Switched to mesh. Hand wash and hang to dry.
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03-10-2012, 02:59 PM
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By themselves in the washer with no soap (obviously), hang to dry.
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03-10-2012, 03:01 PM
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Heavy duty cycle, cup of bleach, inside out, socks only, hang to dry. Wash 4 filter socks at a time.
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03-10-2012, 03:41 PM
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Yupp, bleach here as well but I don’t use the washing machine as there might be residues from other soaps. I also use Seachem prime to make sure there is no bleach residue.
Here is what we do 1- Turn them inside out and rinse them a little 2- Dump them in about 2 gallons of water with 2 cap-full’s of bleach and let them sit 24-48 hours. 3- Rinse them agian 4- Dump them in about 2 gallons of water with a couple of cap-full’s of Seachem prime, let them sit for about a day 5- Rinse and let dry Overkill? Yeah maybe, but sure worth the extra work. Besides, it seems like a lot but it really does not take any time at all. Ray
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03-10-2012, 04:22 PM
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Inside out in the washing machine by themselves. Just warm water with the extra rinse cycle. Once they are dry I take them outside and beat them with a hard piece of tubing which seems to remove some extra dirt particles and makes me feel good
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