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.
Can you please elaborate why you are against pvc overflows?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 tankWill 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
For a wet/dry?.....cant seeing the tank suporting a submerged sump above lolyeah, 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
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.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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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.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
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.I use sodium percarbonate, purchase from eBay. Powdered Hydrogen peroxide.