How often change filter sock

[Mattl22]

Hi just wondering how often do people change their filter sock do u rinse and reuse them or just put on a new one? Same question for a phosphate reducing pad?
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[tosiek]

You wash and reuse the filter socks. Put them in the washer/dryer with no soap. Maybe some bleach. Just rinse well if you bleach.

Never used a Po4 reducing pad so can't help you on that.

 

[Mattl22]

Don't think the wife would like the idea of it going in the washer dryer what about a hand wash in a bucket with a kitten bleach?


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[OzoneParkGuy]

Change out weekly, or when you notice the water level rise higher than expected in the filter sock.

 

[Mattl22]

Little not kitten


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[jdnumis]

I change my filter sock every 3 days! Not too sure about the pad though. I bought extra socks so that when I am off and my wife works, I put them in the wash with no soap or bleach.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

every 3 days, wife hates it to so I go to laundrymat

 

[SIReefer]

LOL Laundromat with filter socks-you must get some funny looks.
Now thats reefing dedication....

 

[richardhmc]

every 3 days, wife hates it to so I go to laundrymat

HAHA people must wonder what kind of feet you must have after seeing those socks.

I just change mine when I see that there is a lot of build up.

 

[Chongpark27]

1-2x a week.

 

[AlohaTropics]

The best way is to have 2 sets of socks. Remove the used ones and soak in bleach water for a day while using the fresh set. After soaking in Bleach, take it out and rinse it off and soak in regular water or RO water until you need to clean the other set. Rinse before use.

 

[Mattl22]

That makes sense
Any thoughts on the pads??


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[mqur1963]

ichange mine every thur or friday 7"by 16" wash in kitchen or bith room sink water spray nozel attached to sink 150 gal tank with 55 gal sump 6 lrg fish and 4 clown and seabeanemone 3 green crome noissue

 

[SIReefer]

MATT - I use filter pads not socks. I change out about every 3 days & throw them in the washing machine (about 10 at a time) with a capful of bleach and an extra rinse cycle then air dried. The pads are kept in a covered salt bucket with water so they dont smell too funky when opened. Note - This is all done while the wife is not at home - otherwise I'd be going to the laundromat too.

 

[CrAzY cOrAlS]

every week, with bleach rinse twice to get bleach completley off , i do it in front of my wife lol it is what it is.

 

[MIKE NY]

I have four sets and change them out twice a week and I wash them in a laundry sink....no bleach or soap...no pads..just phosban changed out every three months, but the amount used and how often you change the socks and phosban will depend on the volumn of water and bio-load.

 

[naples]

no socks only a polishing block right after the fuge and right before the the return pump and clean it on saturday