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SGH360 
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Posted: March 02 2011 at 2:51pm |
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well i been looking of how to clean filter sock without using bleach and found a page that explains that using Hydrogen peroxide is safer. has anyone try this?
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Posted: March 02 2011 at 3:20pm |
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I throw mine in the washing machine on cold with no soap. Let it dry out and its good as new. Haven't tried peroxide.
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Posted: March 02 2011 at 3:49pm |
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I do mine in washing machine too.. but on hot with just a splash of bleach... allowing to fully dry after. I usually have plenty of time for drying as I only run socks when I'm getting lots of turbidity (floaters in the water). usually this is every couple weeks for only about 2 days max, so I only run socks about 10% of the time.
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Posted: March 02 2011 at 9:42pm |
Bleach does not cause a problem because not much is needed, the rinse cycle washes it away and the rest evaporates. 
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Posted: March 02 2011 at 10:11pm |
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If you are really worried about bleach get some type of de-chlorinator.
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Posted: March 02 2011 at 10:19pm |
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Ya i use bleach in fact just did yesterday on my socks. I havent had a problem with it. Did you read somewhere that it is bad? If so where did you read/hear about this? Im always up for a good read.
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Posted: March 02 2011 at 11:41pm |
this is where i found it LinkWhat brand of bleach should i use? i dont want to end up buying one that has extra ingredients. also i am worried if the washing machine may have some soap or detergent residue
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Posted: March 02 2011 at 11:58pm |
I always wash my filter socks with bleach only. When my inlaws lived with us while their house was being built, my mother in law thought she would do me a favor and get them really clean for me. The night before the reef tour I changed socks and OMG. That was about 4 yrs ago. 
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Posted: March 03 2011 at 8:49am |
so I'm thinking this topic should be changed to bleach ;)
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Posted: March 03 2011 at 8:55am |
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Bleach only, NO SOAP.
In that link he shows us the procedure and the value of H2O2 over NaClO. The simple truth is, both chemicals oxidize organic matter and after a good rinse and dry, neither one leaves enough residue to be a problem, but, I believe that one of them is cheaper.
Any cheap bleach is fine, but as in many things in this hobby, more is not better but is actually worse. It takes very little bleach to do the job. The worry about releasing other chemicals into the tank is just that. Worry.
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