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[jadakiss]

ok ,thedlo i wash in the washer machine ,i turned the inside out with hot water.

 

[THEDLO]

Jada remove the socks and add 1 koralia or 2 to the sump the Koralia will prevent from detrius collecting at the sump.

i did this and all the stuff that collected in the sump got stuck on the rocks lol. i do WC from my sump now so it get cleaned out every 2 weeks(siphoned, then wet vac'ed)

jada heres how i clean my socks. after they have been used, i turn them inside out and rinse them thoroughly till the color is much lighter. what i have collected 5 used ones then i throw them into the wash. no soap, just bleach, and vuala clean filter socks!

 

[jadakiss]

yea i do the same instead i dont add bleach. im going to try the mesh sock that pauli says

 

[THEDLO]

try the bleach first, if it works out that money saved lol and if not then the mesh is the way to go. sock dont last to long for me either, about 2 days efficiently, more then that and it overflowing.

 

[jadakiss]

ok thanks! will do once i get home

 

[pauliwalnuts]

try the bleach first, if it works out that money saved lol and if not then the mesh is the way to go. sock dont last to long for me either, about 2 days efficiently, more then that and it overflowing.

I also had the same issue even after bleaching them. Had to go with a bigger sock altogether. Swapping socks out every two days was driving me insane.

 

[jadakiss]

ok so now i know y and its the microb lift special blend. ive been on a maint dose for weeks and i think the reason i got the bacteria bloom is i only have a tang and clown in a 55g and my bacteria has surpass my tank. i keep nitrate at 5ppm . now my way to attack this is water change every week , also im going to run carbon tom in a reactor.my skimmer is pulling nasty stuff and smells crazy!!!

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Try a different micron sock as already suggested and also throw ur sock in the washer with some bleach n then wash again with water only

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[jadakiss]

im going to try a diffrenet sock but im going sock less for 2weeks and no special blend, like i said im.going to run carbon tom and just do wc, hopefully it will go away

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Yeah, forget about the special blend. The only special blend I like, is wisky on the rocks.

 

[waynotcars]

Two things. One, I like the Special Blend a LOT. Just have to not overdose. What I do on my socks is take a razor knife and cut a small slit about 2" long. I wash mine in the washer too but just in case it clogs when I'm not around most of the water then runs out of the little slit I cut. The sock still gets really dirty so it's still catching 90% of the gunk but the slit is insurance for me.