How do you clean your socks ?
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How do you clean your socks ?
My sumps came with those micron socks, the 75 gallon sock was so dirty in a week the water backed out of the top. Even after rinsing it out it looks dirty, how do you clean them ?
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We have 2.....a 50 micron and a 100 micron. We have decided that they are the best little mechanical filter you can buy for $10. You can get them from ereeftank.com and I would suggest EVERYONE use them.
Charlie turns ours inside out and searches for pods, etc. Then he washes them with hot water in a bucket to get out as much stuff as he can. After that, he leaves them soaking in a bucket of water and clorox for about 2 days. When he is ready to use them, he rinses well and then refills the bucket with fresh tap water. He puts a few drops of chlorine neutralizer in the water and lets it sit for an hour or so.
We switch ours out every 2 days or so (really as needed) and discovered that they are THE GREATEST filter in the world. So much for spending $200 on a canister!
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Elizabeth
Charlie turns ours inside out and searches for pods, etc. Then he washes them with hot water in a bucket to get out as much stuff as he can. After that, he leaves them soaking in a bucket of water and clorox for about 2 days. When he is ready to use them, he rinses well and then refills the bucket with fresh tap water. He puts a few drops of chlorine neutralizer in the water and lets it sit for an hour or so.
We switch ours out every 2 days or so (really as needed) and discovered that they are THE GREATEST filter in the world. So much for spending $200 on a canister!
When you come for the meeting, I will show you!
Elizabeth
I have been running the sock filters for couple of yrs. All I do is rinse them out real good. Spray them from inside and out hard with a hose. Ring them out good and place back in sump. I agree they do a great job and would not run without them. IMO I would not clean them that good, just unclog them. They are part of the filter system and like sponge filters just rinse them well. A little dirt is not bad. I run two bags on my 240gal. One on each skimmer box drop. I have to clean usually about 3-4 days right now but expect to clean less as the tank settles. ( the 240 has only been up for 2 months and the southdown still sends up a little dust when the fish dig and play.
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