Filter Socks - GROUP BUY

[coralfragger101]

Anyone interested in filter socks?

I have found an online source that sells the 100 micron polypropylene felt filter bags for 2.83 each. Bag size is 7" diameter x 16.5" in length. This "may" be the very same bag that marinedepot sells for $15 ea.

The bag looks like this:

The catch is that 50 come in a case. I can order 25 but they'll add $1.99 (big deal) handling fee on to do that. I'm buying 25 just for myself but thought if others were interested then I'd just go ahead and buy a case of them. Cost would be "at cost".

I'll probably wait till Monday evening to place my order.

 

[Husky_1]

Man, if you decide to do some 4" I am in.

 

[coralfragger101]

4 x 14's are 2.46 ea but I'm setting up my system to use bigger bags.

If you could use at least 25 of them then you could do your own order.

 

[Husky_1]

It would be nice to have clean filters for 2 months, without doing the wash, may I will by a box of them, then sell the rest..Are you getting yours from filterbags dot com?

 

[smchais]

Chuck call me

 

[coralfragger101]

Yes - it is filterbags dot com.

 

[Kewlworm]

What do you use for the housing? I am interested if I am able to get the housing for the 7". Thanks!

 

[coralfragger101]

You get creative for housings.

One of mine is simply hung by a piece of PVC.

Here's a simple box frame I made out of scrap acrylic for another one I have.

Then I saw someone else on here (I think it was Ding2somebody) that made one out of PVC.

I followed his lead for my latest one I just made today using 6" PVC.

 

[Kewlworm]

Nice! Where do you get the 6" PVC? Do you need to get a min. of 8 or 10'?

 

[Kewlworm]

I actually saw something like that in homedepot. It's for sprinklers system...I have one in the canal too, but not sure how big is it. Is it the same one?

 

[coralfragger101]

Pictured above is simply 6" diameter PVC pipe. I used a hole saw to cut all the holes in it. Home Depot doesn't carry 6" PVC but Lowes does. I found a 2' section labeled as a riser pipe. It wasn't cheap though. Cost $15 but considering I made 2 holders out of it I figured it wasn't too bad.

An 8' section only costs $26 and you'd probably get about 7 holders out of it.

 

[coralfragger101]

Bump.

I'll be ordering tomorrow evening about 7 PM.