Washing my filter socks

[Vincent100]

Is ok to put my filter socks in the washing machine, ...no soap
My girls out for a few hours and I need to do this now as there's no way she would let me if she was here lol
Thanks

 

[psirex]

I run mine through with bleach on a hot water cycle and let them air dry for a few days

 

[Duke4Life]

I run mine through with bleach on a hot water cycle and let them air dry for a few days

+1 to this

 

[Flippers4pups]

I spray them off in my sink in my fish room and throw them in the washer with bleach. Let them dry out for a day and then rinse them in RO/DI water before use.

 

[Ty Hamatake]

Sure can! I always give them the "sniff" check before using them though. If I smell even a hint of bleach they get another dunk in some RODI+conditioner.

 

[Vincent100]

Wow bleach ,that never even entered my mind ....well if you guys do it than its gotta be ok for me
Thanks

 

[Mrx7899]

Bleach mine wash with warm water and extra rinse cycle

 

[LetItReef]

I soak it distilled vinegar and water for couple days and just spray with water then air dry.

 

[Browner20]

+1 on the bleach then air dry - However I usually wash in washer w/bleach, air dry, soak in fresh ro/di, air dry again. The ro/di soak is hopefully capturing any residual chemicals from the wash cycle.

 

[Ty Hamatake]

Something I've been wondering and I guess this is a good place to ask about it since it's on topic.

Does the chlorine evaporate when the sock is dried? I go about a week between sock changes and have been wondering of I'm wasting conditioner. I wash my socks manually in a bucket with bleach and water, rinse them in fresh water, then soak them overnight in RODI with conditioner in it. Is it feasible to just rinse in freshwater and let them dry out, or does the bleach stick around until it's washed out?

 

[Browner20]

@Ty Hamatake - yes, completely safe to not use conditioner and use evap to get rid of the chlorine. I wasn't convinced for the longest time and used Prime but read somewhere that the Prime was adding additional chemicals and just binding the chlorine and it would basically enter the system in an inert state (not a technical chemist trying to use chemistry terms-btw). I took the leap and have had zero issues with the evap method but I do use a secondary rinse, as mentioned above, just to be safe.

 

[Ty Hamatake]

@Ty Hamatake - yes, completely safe to not use conditioner and use evap to get rid of the chlorine. I wasn't convinced for the longest time and used Prime but read somewhere that the Prime was adding additional chemicals and just binding the chlorine and it would basically enter the system in an inert state (not a technical chemist trying to use chemistry terms-btw). I took the leap and have had zero issues with the evap method but I do use a secondary rinse, as mentioned above, just to be safe.

Ha ha sounded pretty science-y to me ! Thanks for the info. I just hung my socks to dry this morning (of course after cleaning and rinsing with the old method) but I look forward to trying out the new technique. Thanks again!

 

[mta_morrow]

I spray them off in my sink in my fish room and throw them in the washer with bleach. Let them dry out for a day and then rinse them in RO/DI water before use.

Exactly how I do it too.

 

[sa6hir]

I clean mine out using a either a jet wash or shower head (takes longer) the stick them in with a normal wash, been doing this for the past 3-5 years.

 

[Punksboops]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1943735
Read this several years ago and been using hydrogen peroxide ever since. Absolutely no residual effects

 

[Flippers4pups]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1943735
Read this several years ago and been using hydrogen peroxide ever since. Absolutely no residual effects

I use to do this in the washer. Just never got rid of the small particulate from the fibers like bleach. Once the chloride in the bleach has evaporated it becomes inert, thus the air dry. The leftover dry particulate suspended in the fibers is best to rinse out, thus the rinsing with RO/DI prior to use. No need to dry after this. Just drain off the excess and in it goes.

 

[Punksboops]

I always questioned whether the bleach was removing or just 'bleaching'

 

[jsker]

I make mine for .25 cents a piece and toss them, using craft felt from Joann's Fabric. I wait for a sale and use a coupon and purchase $18.00 of felt and get around 90 socks. I also use 5" throw rings and cut a section out so the the socks stay in position.

 

[Punksboops]

With HP i can see if they need to go through another cycle in the WM

 

[1stNoel]

Probably has already been covered, but I take them out in the backyard to spray out all the gunk...then wash them in pure bleach (not the scented kind), then do an extra wash with just water (to fully get rid of the bleach and to make sure nothing is left in the washer that can stain the normal stuff you wash), and let them air dry. I keep fish and corals with no issues.