socks
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stevenakaproek
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Yea they are
pressure wash them or put them in washer. The idea is to buy plenty and then do a laundry day to wash all the socks
pressure wash them or put them in washer. The idea is to buy plenty and then do a laundry day to wash all the socks
DrewHaus
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This. I usually replace them when they become to difficult to wash.
sticky polyps
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NO SOAP! You don't need to use a declorinator either in my experience.
joshbrookkate
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First, I run the washer with nothing in it, hot water. To clean out the soap from machine.
Turn the socks inside out, rinse them, then wash with bleach, hot water.
Then I wash them again with no bleach, hot water.
Air dry them.
Turn the socks inside out, rinse them, then wash with bleach, hot water.
Then I wash them again with no bleach, hot water.
Air dry them.
jrkonzelman
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turn inside out and wash on hot with some bleach...
If you don't like the idea of using bleach on something that holds things as well as a sock (that would be me!) I have found a soak in peroxide followed by a hot run through the washing machine with nothing in it works amazingly.
I know everyone uses bleach but I couldn't do it. I tried. and stood at the bucket holding the bleach.
I let the sock dry, pour enough peroxide to soak the sock, let it sit for about 20 minutes, toss it in the wash, then let it air dry.
I know everyone uses bleach but I couldn't do it. I tried. and stood at the bucket holding the bleach.
I let the sock dry, pour enough peroxide to soak the sock, let it sit for about 20 minutes, toss it in the wash, then let it air dry.
slief
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I've been using the same 200 micron socks for 6 years now and never found a reason or need to replace them. I wash them in the machine on high temp with a pre-wash and extra rinse cycle with only bleach and they are just as easy to clean as they were on day 1. They last just as long in the tank too and always come out looking like new. The bleach phobia thing is completely unfounded and it works as good if not better than anything including peroxide, vinegar etc. Remember, aquarium service guys have been cleaning aquariums, aquarium equipment and decorations in bleach for decades without issues. The key is using unscented bleach and allowing it to fully air dry so the chlorine evaporates from the air.
I run four 7" socks in my sump at the same time and have never seen any issues in my tank as a result and as I said, I've been doing it this was for 6 years now with the same 200 micron heavy duty felt socks. I let them air dry completely for an hour or 2 before being put back into the tank and I wash about 6 weeks worth at once.
I run four 7" socks in my sump at the same time and have never seen any issues in my tank as a result and as I said, I've been doing it this was for 6 years now with the same 200 micron heavy duty felt socks. I let them air dry completely for an hour or 2 before being put back into the tank and I wash about 6 weeks worth at once.
amcvay1979
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I too soak them in peroxide for about an hour, then run them in my washing machine with steam and hot water. Take about 1.5 hours for the cycle to run and my wife hates me when I wash them because it makes the whole house stink like fish poo, but they come out white and clean.
