Filter Sock Bubbling Over

Sjhoppes · Oct 30, 2018

BestMomEver said:
I have to change my sock every two to three days. If it gets dirty it overflows just like yours. BTW... I hate filter socks!

I like the idea of the clean water. Amazon just messed my shipment of my extras up and since it wasn’t too old so I wasn’t sure if that’s what was causing it but seems like that is the problem.

trio91 · Oct 30, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
I will have to verify, but I am pretty sure the person I bought it off has it glued. You’re talking about just removing that whole pipe section to change the sock right?

Just the sock itself will need to be changed out for now. You should see the white, round plastic rim of the filter sock and the fleece sock itself attached to it.

That shouldn't be glued to its holder and should be easily removed

Captain Quint · Oct 30, 2018

BestMomEver said:
I have to change my sock every two to three days. If it gets dirty it overflows just like yours. BTW... I hate filter socks!

+1 I use a mesh, rinse out after a few days and keep truckin'.

BestMomEver · Oct 30, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
I like the idea of the clean water. Amazon just messed my shipment of my extras up and since it wasn’t too old so I wasn’t sure if that’s what was causing it but seems like that is the problem.

By the way @BRS sells a mesh sock that last a lot longer than the fleece ones. They don’t polish the water as much as the fleece ones but they do catch all the larger things like leftover food, etc.

Sjhoppes · Oct 30, 2018

trio91 said:
Just the sock itself will need to be changed out for now. You should see the white, round plastic rim of the filter sock and the fleece sock itself attached to it.

That shouldn't be glued to its holder and should be easily removed

Right, but if the pipe went down into the sock how could you get it off the holder without removing the pipe? I can get mine off because mine doesn’t go into the pipe currently.

Sjhoppes · Oct 30, 2018

Captain Quint said:
+1 I use a mesh, rinse out after a few days and keep truckin'.

Do you rinse it with tap water? I wasn’t sure if that would mess anything up. Also assuming you don’t wash those then just rinse?

Amps Reef Life · Oct 30, 2018

Captain Quint said:
I know you are 100% correct about bleaching. I just have a difficult time bleaching purigen or socks. I know it's all just in my head. I'm just weird about it. Anyone else weird like me on the bleach washes?

Nope, I bleach my socks every time and I use more than a cap full. I'll let them sit in bleach for a day or two. A good rinse and dry out after and they are good to go. Never had any issues so far.

Teri NewbieReefer · Oct 30, 2018

Hi and Welcome to R2R.

Fishfinder · Oct 30, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
Right, but if the pipe went down into the sock how could you get it off the holder without removing the pipe? I can get mine off because mine doesn’t go into the pipe currently.

I disconnect the section of pipe that goes into the sock. That section isn't glued

Sjhoppes · Oct 30, 2018

Fishfinder said:
I disconnect the section of pipe that goes into the sock. That section isn't glued

Gotcha! That’s what I figured. I think the person that had it before me glued mine. I will check when I get home. Either way this weekend I will replum it so I can disconnect and run it close to the bottom of the tank.

Sjhoppes · Oct 30, 2018

Fishfinder said:
Try extending the pipe down to water level inside the sock. It may be causing the bubbling from agitation in the water

I removed the sock and it is the pipe causing the water to bubble because it’s above the water line. When you set the pipe should it be slightly above the water line or actually below the water line?