Bleach?

[Capt_Cully]

I think I've asked before, but to reinforce/refresh the issue. I've cleaned out my salt water mixing vat with bleach. It's been bone dry for about a week. The chlorine evaporates correct? It's safe to use?

I'll likely rinse once or twice more, but I should be good regardless, right?

 

[andrew2010]

It does evaporate. I would use cheap fresh start neutralizer to get rid of any chloramines from your city tap. just to be safe

 

[blanden.adam]

Yup, the sodium hypochlorite in bleach breaks down and evaporates away. I'd give it a final rinse in RODI (just some on a cloth and wipe it down) to remove any impurities or even some residual hypochlorite that might not have evaporated.

For what it's worth, I wash my filter socks out with bleach every week and after an extra rinse cycle and letting them dry out for a couple of days, I put them right in my tank with no ill effects.

 

[Conesus_Kid]

I wash my filter socks with about 1/4 cup of bleach, don't do an extra rinse cycle, and use them the next day. Haven't had an issue yet.

 

[NirvanaFan]

sodium hypochlorite evaporates fairly quickly. The sun makes it evaporate out quicker, which is why pools need stabilizer. So, in the summer, I hang my filter socks outside.

 

[Capt_Cully]

Jeeze, I completely disconnected. I soak my filter socks in water and bleach until they're all dirty. Then I throw them in the wash with hit water, air dry, back in the sump.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I don't wanna hear how you fold your clothes!