To Filter with your Socks or not?

[lastlight]

Does soaking them in bleach actually break down the stuff that is persistant enough to beat my hand-washing? I can't get my oldest sock white anymore... and it clogs much faster than the newer two.

[phi delt reefer]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Does soaking them in bleach actually break down the stuff that is persistant enough to beat my hand-washing? I can't get my oldest sock white anymore... and it clogs much faster than the newer two.

it certainely does.

but i use mesh...not that crappy felt.

after i hand wash a sock, if i dont bleach it i get 3 days out of it before it overflows. If i bleach the sock after washing it i get 5 or 6 days before it starts to really fill then i just change it at that point.

you dont need a lot of bleach... i use a capful per litre and clean two socks at once.

i use 4 by 12 socks, not the 7 inch ones.

[gregzz4]

300 Micron 4 x 12, but my tank's not running yet. I have my sock hanger after the skimmer. The hanger holds 2 and I bought 4 for swapping. They're the plastic/nylon style so should be very easy to rinse.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

it certainely does.

but i use mesh...not that crappy felt.

Awesome I'm going to do this to mine and see how it goes. I use mesh as well. After they soak you just rinse them with tapwater or do you need to soak them in that as well?

[Myka]

Bleach definitely helps de-clog the socks. I think if your socks are getting that dirty that you probably need to bleach them.

[Reefer Rob]

How are you removing the chlorine residue, are you soaking the socks in de-chlorinator as a last step? Perhaps the 200 micron mesh will be best once they "age" a bit.

[Marlin65]

I use them mainly to fillter out the small snails that run rampant in my tanks and this keeps them from going into my pumps and cloging up my impellers.
I use the mesh ones and just rince them out when I do a water change.

[whatcaneyedo]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

How are you removing the chlorine residue, are you soaking the socks in de-chlorinator as a last step? Perhaps the 200 micron mesh will be best once they "age" a bit.

I put them through two rinse cycles and then let them dry out for close to a week before using them again.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

I put them through two rinse cycles and then let them dry out for close to a week before using them again.

Wow that involved? So do people think a thorough rinse/spray down in the laundry tub is enough after a bleach soak? I can't have my socks out of commission for that long. They're actually bubble traps first and water-polishers second lol. I hate seeing bubbles in my display.