Bleaching Filter Socks

[jettefrances17]

I've been washing my filter socks with bleach for about 7 years now and never had an issue. I wash it with bleach till the socks look really white then rinse them 2 or 3 times. I just make sure that they are dry before I use them.

 

[jettefrances17]

Will do ....its a pain right now.....i dont trust pvc overflows for large tanks .....might have to leave the above ground sump until i can custom male an overflow box

Can you please elaborate why you are against pvc overflows?

 

[SandNukka15]

Can you please elaborate why you are against pvc overflows?

Im refering to these types of diy pvc overflows .....not drilled

 

[jettefrances17]

Im refering to these types of diy pvc overflows .....not drilled

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I see. Yeah, I don't like those either

 

[Tig Phish]

Will do ....its a pain right now.....i dont trust pvc overflows for large tanks .....might have to leave the above ground sump until i can custom male an overflow box

yeah, i mean overflow pvc arent exactly bulletproof. god forbid they lose their siphon, n bam all ur sump water on the ground n pump overheats. u ever think of those filter boxes that sit directly on top/over the tank? I think a lot of asian fish stores do that style. literally water pump inside of tank, box with bioballs/biomedia in storage containers directly over the top of tank, n water drips through container n back into tank

 

[SandNukka15]

yeah, i mean overflow pvc arent exactly bulletproof. god forbid they lose their siphon, n bam all ur sump water on the ground n pump overheats. u ever think of those filter boxes that sit directly on top/over the tank? I think a lot of asian fish stores do that style. literally water pump inside of tank, box with bioballs/biomedia in storage containers directly over the top of tank, n water drips through container n back into tank

For a wet/dry?.....cant seeing the tank suporting a submerged sump above lol

This is what mine looks like temporary

 

[Tig Phish]

For a wet/dry?.....cant seeing the tank suporting a submerged sump above lol

This is what mine looks like temporary

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damn, good looking tank. nice dimensions. i cant remember if it was on FB or on MFK, but a fish keeper had this style of wet/dry sump literally over his tank, n the water would drip through the plastic sump back into the tank. looked ugly as hell, but works. yeah u can always do internal filter, but b losing some footprint. so why arent u drilling? tank looks simple acrylic.

 

[888fish]

I use sodium percarbonate, purchase from eBay. Powdered Hydrogen peroxide.

 

[slippery slimecoat]

u no what, i thought the same as well. Past months just been washing socks in washer with no soap/bleach. But the socks keep on clogging after 3 days or so. New socks clog after 7 days, so washing them hadnt been rly getting them clean. apprently bleach or H2O2 will dissolve all the $hit/matter. im sure pressure washing with garden hose inside out will work as well, but bleach seems easier. i mean tons of keepers been doing this to their socks for years now

I had noticed similar results. When I have washed them without bleach they seemed to clog a day or two quicker than when washed with bleach.

 

[Tig Phish]

I use sodium percarbonate, purchase from eBay. Powdered Hydrogen peroxide.

yeah still on the fence of bleach or H2O2, anyone noticed at significant difference? I might try soaking them instead of using the washer...dont want my mom knowing ive been cleaning the filter socks in the washer lol.

1. okay so i trhough them in the washer
2. bleach filled to the max line, "whitest whites" option
3. wash once more with no soap/bleach
4. air dry
5. then soak in 5 gallon bucket with 1 capfull of prime