An alternative to beach for cleaning filter socks

Well, if you rinse it very well, it'd likely be fine, but I'd just soak them in vinegar a bit, personally. If you do that, then cleaning with a detergent likely is safe enough.
 
Well, if you rinse it very well, it'd likely be fine, but I'd just soak them in vinegar a bit, personally. If you do that, then cleaning with a detergent likely is safe enough.

Then I think I would turn to use vinegar then . Stopping to use bleach
 
I wash them in hot water, extra rinse,then put them in the toilet tank for a week or so. no detergent, no bleech. I use three at a time and have maybe 12 in circulation.
 
I thought of using sodium percarbonate. But then you have to mix it. I prefer how fast is to just drop some hydrogen peroxide from the bottle.
Plus it generates 35% hydrogen peroxide which is a little bit stronger than what you really need. But it works as well, yes

I use oxi clean for cleaning my homebrewing equipment. Works well, but I feel like I need a lot of rinsing to get rid of it. Even on your hands it feels "soapy" for minutes. I don't know if it is the soda ash or what. The main active ingredient is sodium percarbonate, but there are many other ingredients in it that we don't know
And it is not cheap
First of all let me thank you for great thread , I wasn't comfortable to use bleach and Google brought me here :lmao:
Here in UK we do have a commercial product from Vanish:



With main ingredient been Sodium Carbonate Peroxhydrate it feels soapy first but if left over for few hours it will disappear and result is magic.:)
 
This is just an update to this thread. For those who have a hard time getting their socks clean with 3% hydrogen peroxide from a local store, I have been using the following product with amazing results...

http://buckstovepoolandspa.com/shop/baquacil-oxidizer-shock/

It's a 27% solution, which is pool strength. Even if you do a 50% dilution, you are still at 13.5% strength....a lot stronger than the over the counter.

The link is just for reference...buy it locally at a pool store. I do a 6 hour soak when the socks have been prerinsed in the slopsink and then air dried. I find better results when the sock are dried first.

After that, they go in the washer on a warm cycle, with an extra rinse....no smell, clean, and the ever so dirt ring at the water line is gone.
 
Don't every dry them in the dryer; did that and they got destroyed. The metal ring was bent/twisted well out of shape.
 
Don't every dry them in the dryer; did that and they got destroyed. The metal ring was bent/twisted well out of shape.

Metal ring?? You shouldn't be using socks with metal rings even if they are stainless. There are metals in stainless steel that you don't want in your aquarium. You should only use socks with the plastic rings.I do agree with the drying though. Never dry in the dryer. Air dry is best and they dry very quickly any.
 
Metal ring?? You shouldn't be using socks with metal rings even if they are stainless. There are metals in stainless steel that you don't want in your aquarium. You should only use socks with the plastic rings.I do agree with the drying though. Never dry in the dryer. Air dry is best and they dry very quickly any.

I got them from here: http://www.filterprofilters.com/filterbags

Where do you buy the plastic ring variant?

http://www.fsifilters.com/filter-bags/

I like to filter down to 25 micron for the visual clarity. I put 100 then 50 then 25.
 
Another source for sodium percarbonate is PBW from Five Star -- homebrew supply stores sell it, and many breweries use it for cleaning fermentation tanks.* It contains about 30% sodium metasilicate which tends to make it more effective than OxiClean. I've been using it for years to clean out really groddy skimmers. After a vinegar rinse, they look all clean and shiny.

It also passivates stainless steel (makes it look all shiny and new) :)

* Fermentation tanks get NASTY. The combination of yeast, proteins and hop chunks create a tar-like collar above the fermenting beer.
 
I got them from here: http://www.filterprofilters.com/filterbags

Where do you buy the plastic ring variant?

http://www.fsifilters.com/filter-bags/

I like to filter down to 25 micron for the visual clarity. I put 100 then 50 then 25.

Filterpro's offers the ones with plastic rings. They have nylon ring, nylon flange, polypropylene ring and pp flange. I use nylon or polypropylene flange socks. It's all in the part number you order and your bag holder design. See bag style on the lower right of the image below.
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That said, I think I got my case from BRS. I use 200 micron though. I have 10 micron socks but only use those for LaCl treatment. 25 micron is pretty fine for general filtering. How long do they last? Fortunately for me, my system in conjunction with four 200 micron 7" felt socks do a great job and I couldn't imagine the need for anything finer for daily use.
 
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