Care and Feeding of Filter Sock ?

wow you clean your skimmer often, i have been cleaning it once a week during maintenance guess i'll stick with cleaning the cup when i clean the sock

 

It is probably more like I am a clean freak and hate seeing slimey crap LOL
Kind of like mechanical filters to me....garbage traps until it can't hold more and spills all that crap back in the tank and then here come the GHA or cyno

 

Thanx for all the input...all my questions are answered..
Rinse then washing machine..no soap (duh) and maybe a touch'o bleach once in awhile....cool. And it seems they last along time...that's it. Great..thanx again..3Reef comes thru. ; )

 

I know I'm not on the level of expertise as many here But It amazes me why anyone would want to use a filter sock or any filter even in you are trying to maintain a coral reef aquarium , On a Fish only then they are fine and have a valuable place as any good low micron filtration system .. But with any reef your corals are the filter socks ..

If you would add a large power head on a timer to stir up your sumps at night time as that is the main feeding time for corals then you would find less need to feed or filter the system.. Fish waste is great and their left over bits of food is the best coral food Its all part of marine snow..

 

Here is my process

• 1. rinse dirty sock in water
  2. hangout to dry
  3. when I have 10+ rinsed socks
  4. throw in the washer hot with 1/4 cup bleach
  5. extra rinse cycle
  6. soak socks in ro with Prime chlorine remover 24 hours
  7. hang out to dry
  8. store once dry

I have about 25 socks I rotate out about every 5 to 7 days. Seem to last 6 to 8 months or more. Had a few need there seem sewen back up.

Here a link to another post

http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/filter-sock-detergent-77079.html

I also turn off my return pump during feeding for anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes. Think this is another topic that people either agree or do not agree on using them based on how their system is setup.

 

eh i just use this filter material i buy from my lfs for a buck a foot , my overlfow drains right down on top of it , I double layer it and when its dirty i just throw it away no fuss no muss , super cheap works great