+1You can wash your socks in the washing machine (alone) with a little bleach. Do an extra rinse cycle or two after washing. Hang to air dry for a couple of days and they're good to go.
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+1You can wash your socks in the washing machine (alone) with a little bleach. Do an extra rinse cycle or two after washing. Hang to air dry for a couple of days and they're good to go.
. Rinse off any chaeto, cig butts or other big stuff.
I keep my dirty ones in a bucket. I then run t the washing machine empty with bleach, then run socks with bleach. One more was with nothing but water, followed by air dry. Probably overkill, but have never had an issue
Have you seen a difference on the amount of dirt that the mesh removes or it not noticable at all?I had been using felt socks since I started my tank 3 years ago. Kept 10 and would swap out a clean one and throw the dirty one in a bucket of water with a little bleach after hosing the crud off with a garden hose. When I got to the last sock they would go from the bucket to the washing machine for two rinse cycles and then hung to dry. Tried going sockless for a little while but the skimmer would get dirty fast and needed cleaning more often than with socks and since it was easier to clean the socks than having to remove the skimmer once a month to clean I went back to socks.
Instead of felt I wanted to try mesh socks and glad I did because I love them better than the felt socks. They clean easier and don't need to be blasted with the garden hose, they can be cleaned under the sink with a scrub brush. They dry very fast and can be used the same day. I usually swap out the filter sock on the 5th day and in the past if I didn't the felts would be overflowing by the next day, not with the mesh and could go a few more days without it overflowing.
I keep my dirty ones in a bucket. I then run t the washing machine empty with bleach, then run socks with bleach. One more was with nothing but water, followed by air dry. Probably overkill, but have never had an issue
I’ve been washing mine in the washer for YEARS. they get their own wash in bleach and get a 3 rinse cycle and spin. After that I take them out and I’m done.
We do the exact same thing!I keep my dirty ones in a bucket. I then run t the washing machine empty with bleach, then run socks with bleach. One more was with nothing but water, followed by air dry. Probably overkill, but have never had an issue