Soaking filter socks

[soupa2]

okay everyone have a sump must use filter sock or some sort. What u use to soak the socks with before washing them. Most soak with bleach but what else u use to get that sock cleaner or brighter??

 

[monkeybike]

I give mine a good sink rinse blast out and then drop them into the washer with some bleach. I run a second time without bleach and then hang dry

 

[soupa2]

I read here that some people soak it with hydrogen peroxide. What are the use of it and benefits.

 

[monkeybike]

I feel like you are over thinking it.

 

[Dixon81]

I soak them in bleach for a few days, run the washer on hot hot to clear out any soap residue from previous wash loads, throw filter socks in washer on hot hot.

 

[duanes]

Both bleach and hydrogen peroxide are oxidizers, the peroxide is a little weaker depending on the bleach concentration.
For some sox, I just squeeze them out in a little water change water.
For some I soak in bleach, depends on how crudded up they get.
Some I just hose them down outside in the summer, but the heavy pressure may shorten lifespan.

 

[ragin_cajun]

I don't soak my filter socks at all. I just hose em off in the driveway. The washing machine doesn't get mine clean anymore, I think they just get more fouled up now that the fish are bigger.