DIY Filter Socks

[Ranfel]

the idea is great

 

[jisherwood]

I found some squares of the ClassicFelt ecofil but they seem to plug up rather quickly. :( So what is everyone using in place instead of the original felt? I have tried Pellon 988 with some success, TP970 is to dense and plugs up rather quickly. Pellon 990 seems porous but also seems a little bit thick but again plugs up within 2 days. So please chime in your thoughts

 

[rt8169]

This thread is awesome! I originally used 4" socks and hand washing, but getting them inside out was still a PITA so I went to 7" diameter And even those are annoying. I had been buying my socks from mcmaster-carr which are around $15/each.

My first thought is, do you really need a fully rigid ring at all? Maybe something fairly stuff but flexible enough you could fully sew the sock up and leave a hole to push in from afterwards? I'm thinking like that semi-transparent white poly pipe you can get from home derpot. Then you could just pull the "ring" out and washing would be so much easier.

 

[spacedcowboy]

Not wishing to hijack, but since price and convenience seem to be important factors here, I took a slightly different approach regarding filter socks after having used them for years. I bought 4 of these filter-cups and then bought (about 3 years ago) a 5lb bag of this (normally used to stuff toys, but is 100% polyester). It cost about $20, and I'm almost through it now...

Basically, no mess, just pull the cup out of the hole in the sump-plate, shake it a bit to get rid of the excess water, dump the dirty floss into a bag to go into the bin, stuff a bit more clean stuff in, and replace. Done. I will never go back to filter socks :)

 

[Ronnell]

This thread is awesome! I originally used 4" socks and hand washing, but getting them inside out was still a PITA so I went to 7" diameter And even those are annoying. I had been buying my socks from mcmaster-carr which are around $15/each.

My first thought is, do you really need a fully rigid ring at all? Maybe something fairly stuff but flexible enough you could fully sew the sock up and leave a hole to push in from afterwards? I'm thinking like that semi-transparent white poly pipe you can get from home derpot. Then you could just pull the "ring" out and washing would be so much easier.

Hey RT what I use is a regular flexible airline & it works just as good as a rigid.

 

[TeamAquaSD]

Say whaaaaat :O

Time to bust out the old singer sewing machine and try my hand at this for my personal tank.
Fantastic idea!

 

[DietDr.Kelp]

Has anyone purchased felt recently to make their own socks? I'm shopping around have found this: https://www.michaels.com/product/felt-bundle-by-loops-threads--10671010

Love the idea of making them myself. Seems like a much cheaper solution than buying new...as long as I can find the appropriate fabric!

 

[jisherwood]

Pellon 988 Sew-in Fleece Fabric & Quilting Batting, White By the Yard from Walmart. $4.95 / yrd. I have been using tis for socks for over 4 years. Use to purchase from Joann's Fabric but they are no long around.​