Filter Socks, how long is too...

[SlamaJama]

How long is too long to keep ur filter socks on..I have the (a), (sorry i had to) large ones and it often overflows (lol) if i leave it too long, but can I be adding Phosphates, nitrates and more, by leaving it on the system too long...

 

[Deanos]

can I be adding Phosphates, nitrates and more, by leaving it on the system too long...

Nitrates, yes.

 

[DEEPWATER]

How long is too long to keep ur filter socks on..I have the (a), (sorry i had to) large ones and it often overflows (lol) if i leave it too long, but can I be adding Phosphates, nitrates and more, by leaving it on the system too long...

you will deff build up nitrates leaving in there for a while ,most ppl take it out oafter 3 days

 

[loismustdie]

no more than 2 days. if possible, even sooner. If I'm home, I'll pull them off every night 1 hour after their nighttime feeding.

 

[fluidimagery]

Uh oh... I've been swapping mine out when the water starts creeping up to the rim... about every 4 - 5 days. I don't bother rinsing it in the sink, I just wait until I have 4 or 5 of them and throw them in the washing machine with bleach.

I guess I should probably test my nitrates more. Not to hijack... but is Salifert still the preferred choice of test for Nitrate?

 

[fritz]

Every day is good.

 

[emps]

Uh oh... I've been swapping mine out when the water starts creeping up to the rim... about every 4 - 5 days. I don't bother rinsing it in the sink, I just wait until I have 4 or 5 of them and throw them in the washing machine with bleach.

Is that ok to do? Throw them into the washer with bleach? I usually just try to rinse them out with some RO water as best as possible.

 

[leo]

i wash mine with bleach in the washing machine. i think it's easier and more thorough than rinsing them with ro. i leave mine on for 2-3 days at a time

 

[emps]

i wash mine with bleach in the washing machine. i think it's easier and more thorough than rinsing them with ro. i leave mine on for 2-3 days at a time

Ill try iit next time. Learn something new everyday. :thrash:

 

[leo]

check this thread out

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...lter-socks.html?highlight=filter+socks+bleach

 

[deelucky]

i just throw them in the washer when i get a pile up.after 2 days mine start to overflow over the rim.i dont use bleach but i do run them twice in hot water.

 

[rickytsui]

i change it everyweek when i do my water change and i wash the sock with my old tank water and then just let it dry

 

[crox99]

I get lazy :sleeping: and leave them in the tank for a week or so. I know that they need to be changed more often.

 

[fluidimagery]

emps, make sure to use regular bleach. None of that scented stuff as it will take your tank in a matter of minutes. (so I hear anyway)

I wash mine with regular bleach and cold water, then send it through the cold rinse cycle a second them and let them air dry for a few days before I'll use any.

I've also heard to use cold water for the fear of copper piping on the hot water and residue from the hot water heater or whatever is used to heat the water.

 

[loismustdie]

I get lazy :sleeping: and leave them in the tank for a week or so. I know that they need to be changed more often.

and he asks me why his PO4 is high. :irked:
Scented bleach won't kill the tank (my wife buys it), but it will f" up your skimmer for a while. Plain old clorox is best. As posted in the other thread, I use a scoop of oxyclean and a little bit of bleach... probably around 2 oz.

 

[emps]

emps, make sure to use regular bleach. None of that scented stuff as it will take your tank in a matter of minutes. (so I hear anyway)

But my fish will love the scent of "Rain Shower". :lol2:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i change em out every 2 days....

 

[Dace]

Is that ok to do? Throw them into the washer with bleach? I usually just try to rinse them out with some RO water as best as possible.

If's funny how most people preach that you should not use soap or detergent in any of your fish buckets and so on and no one has asked? what up with the soap we use in our washing machine..
I always run the washer once to make sure i can clear up the machine of any soap stuff from my last wash, then i wash my socks with oxy-clean and bleach. I've noticed that when you wash something white in cold water that has the stains you get from the stuff in the tank it usally looks pretty much the same when it comes out. thats why clothe that is white is washed in hot water to help debri from the items to be softed up for proper cleaning. So i use hot water. The point of the hot water holding copper from the pipes is a interesting subject that i will have to look into further, but for now Hot water it is.
I like my socks nice and white. White Usally means very clean.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Dave i never use hot water, im just playing it safe.... although i run the washing machine on a full cold water cycle rinse before i put the socks in. then i put the socks in with a small capful of bleach and do a wash cycle.. then i do another rinse cycle... im a little paranoid but it has worked very well..

 

[loismustdie]

me... I don't care. No extra cycles. No worries. Regular load. Warm with cold rinse. Oxyclean and a little bleach. Lay them out to dry. Usually what I do is... When I do laundry, there is a time lapse between 1 load drying and 1 load washing. When I take laundry out of the washer (I'm trying not to use the word "load" too often here... it gives Rich, aka "Butthead" ammo) I will throw my socks in to wash. After the socks are done, I can put more laundry in the washer and when it is done, the first load (damn) is done drying.
Efficiency. If you are wasting in this hobby, you are wrong.