Filter socks

[Towsley]

Thanks everyone for participating, it was very nice to meet all of you. Thanks again John

 

[poknsnok]

yeah, thanks dave.. nice koi also

 

[SoundsFishy2me2]

Yep that was me.

Yep that was me.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11586325#post11586325 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BlitzK
Was that you there around 4:30 asking about how to tell if a bag has "gone bad"?

Yep BlitzK that was me. I was asking FAOIS if there was a certain "life" of a bag where the filter value degrades after "X" months or if when the bag is visually fuzzy is it filtering less then new bags?

What's the life span of a filter sock?

I've had some for a while now. Only on one the plastic ring broke and the stitching came out after 8 mos. As of now I just wait until they fall apart.

 

[shibumi]

Thanks Dave and very nice koi tank also

 

[rogergolf66]

Re: Yep that was me.

Re: Yep that was me.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11596940#post11596940 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SoundsFishy2me2
Yep BlitzK that was me. I was asking FAOIS if there was a certain "life" of a bag where the filter value degrades after "X" months or if when the bag is visually fuzzy is it filtering less then new bags?

What's the life span of a filter sock?

I've had some for a while now. Only on one the plastic ring broke and the stitching came out after 8 mos. As of now I just wait until they fall apart.

well what was the answer?

 

[SoundsFishy2me2]

If I remember it correctly "if it ain't broke don't fix it" Jk...

I wasn't really clear on the answer other then consensus was they work best for about 6 months. There is some loss of filtration value when the bags start showing signs of aging. I think she said they replace theirs every 6mo's.

 

[BlitzK]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11598104#post11598104 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SoundsFishy2me2
If I remember it correctly "if it ain't broke don't fix it" Jk...

I wasn't really clear on the answer other then consensus was they work best for about 6 months. There is some loss of filtration value when the bags start showing signs of aging. I think she said they replace theirs every 6mo's.

Yup, thats what she said...

Cool... Well, that was me in there talking too... hah. Good to (almost) meet you :lol:

 

[SoundsFishy2me2]

Lol, Yeah, almost good to have meet you too!

It's cool meeting people you've seen on RC in the world!