filter sock affecting protein skimmer?

[robzilla]

as for cleaning the socks once clogged, what do most people do?
i've been rinsing mine under the sink till the water runs clear. takes some rinsing and twisting to get the water clear, but the socks don't come out white.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I take it outside & hose it down well. Twist the nozzle to the hardest spray & shoot out all that accumulated cr@p.

[Pescador]

I throw mine in the washer with a little bleach, on whites with an extra rinse.

[Melina]

I don't like the idea of using bleach. No matter how much I'd rinse afterwards, I'd still be paranoid that there'd be some bleach residue. I first blasted mine with the garden hose, got most of the crap out doing that... then I threw it into the washing machine, extra hot water, no detergent. Worked great, it came out super clean.

[Pescador]

I was more worried by residual soap in the washer but it hasn't been a problem.

[wickedfrags]

I was my in the wahsing machine on the setting heavy white, with warm water and a warm rinse. No detergent and no bleach, they get clean enough. IMO, you likely spend way to much time and money trying to keep contaminents out of your tank, no need to provide an opportunity for them to enter the tank.

[Snappy]

Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com

I was my in the wahsing machine on the setting heavy white, with warm water and a warm rinse. No detergent and no bleach, they get clean enough. IMO, you likely spend way to much time and money trying to keep contaminents out of your tank, no need to provide an opportunity for them to enter the tank.

I do the same except I use ultra hot water, our machine heats it up.