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Where Do You Buy Your "Filter Socks" From?
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Priced for my budget. Do you machine wash them? Thanks a bunch! [emoji4]
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First off I use mesh socks. I purchase 300's off ebay for a very good price. The reason I go with 300's is that the washing....simply rubbing fabric to fabric under the faucet for a minute or so....causes the hole size to reduce....maybe to 200 or less. So I'm happy getting four to five days out of a sock before it needs to be cleaned.
Yes I'm using a total of 5 socks, so I put a load in washer with a splash of bleach and hot water. Then I run a cycle with just plain cold water. I then soak in ro water and a squirt of prime, I know overkill. I also found that if you rinse through with either some tank water or fresh saltwater it will prevent the skimmer going nuts, which it sometimes seem to do when you put in a clean sock .
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You can clean them.
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I know I can clean them. It's just they came apart in the washing machine. This after I failed to read the itty bitty tag that stated DO NOT machine wash-lol.
I just naturally assumed I could wash them like I've been doing for years.
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I have also found the Premium Aquatics to be the best so far.
I used to get mine on eBay for about 7.00 each when I used them. I have moved away from filter socks as I get tired of washing them. I use cheap Poly-Fil from Walmart no washing and just throw it away and usually about 3.50-4.50 for a big bag of it and I don't even run that all the time either.
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Innovative marine has nice filter socks
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Just do diy filter socks. You'll save money.
I just use a media bag like you would use for carbon. I use one that has probably larger holes than normal as you want the water to be able to flow through it fairly well without slowing the flow too much.
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I've been very happy with them, but haven't tried anything else so can't offer any comparison. They've survived many cycles through the washing machine.
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I've been very happy with them, but haven't tried anything else so can't offer any comparison. They've survived many cycles through the washing machine.
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My new sump has 2 X 4" rings build in it.. However I am considering using poly filter or sponge, and filter sock Mesh... I've used large filter socks for 4 years and I love how they work but I wish they could be disposable and cheap as I don't appreciate wet and/or dry filter socks hanging everywhere....
IME filter socks do their jobs, but they hold too much detritus that would have been removed from the water column by the skimmer. Detritus settles in the sump and you easily stir it up to go into your skimmer or siphon it out during Water change..
IME filter socks do their jobs, but they hold too much detritus that would have been removed from the water column by the skimmer. Detritus settles in the sump and you easily stir it up to go into your skimmer or siphon it out during Water change..
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BRS skimz. I have six.Sump takes two. Machine wash four a week. Run washer full load cold nothing in it to rinse. Then with a cup of bleach. Finally with nothing to rinse. On well water. Eventually gonna purchase more so I can slack a week having to carry it down to the creek and beat on the rocks.
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