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You do have a point here; contaminants from your tap water can make it into your tank via a filter sock. This is in very small amounts and rinsing with RO/DI water prior to use is a good practice. Rinsing in tank water will certainly work but then again could also transfer dissolved organic waste. Personally, I just rinse them with RO water before going into the tank whether it is a brand new sock or a used one. While this extra step is a great preventative measure, I think the reality is that most of us just get the socks clean and let them dry out before going into the tank. Sort of the same concept for cleaning pumps and rinsing out your skimmer cup, best practice is to rinse in RO/DI water but not all of us do so because of the minimal risk. Rinsing brand new socks is very important because they have residue left over from manufacturing that tends to foam up in your tank and cause the skimmer to overflow if not rinsed thoroughly. Thanks for watching and commenting here. Please feel free to follow up anytime if you have more questions! -Robert @ MD

Great tip!

Great tip here. Thanks for commenting! -Robert @ MD

what do you mean by hydrogen peroxide at 5%?

Michael Russo theiling roller mat, or none at all just good skimming. Also if your looking for clear water a BRS reactor with ROX carbon is great too.

Filter socks are mechanical filtration so anything that is going to remove physical particles from the water will help. Plastic sponges, filter floss and filter pads are all acceptable forms of mechanical filtration. While you may not see any immediate effects, the particulates will surely build up over time and contribute to organic waste levels in your tank in the long term. Having said that, if you are having success without...why fix what is not broken. :) Thanks for watching!

@@BulkReefSupply I agree what you said, so if the particles built over time will increase nitrates right?

@@JosephKarthic Yes If you give thr particles to build up , it will eventually break down from organic form to inorganic compounds like nitrate phosphate So more often you change your mechanical filtration or Perform kore aquarium cleaning or use bacteria for eating organic waste , less nitrate and phosphate will be produced .

Washing and reusing socks can last for a few months but, eventually you will want to replace them.

The pods will still be able to populate in your display.

Lol the copied send up in the socks and everywhere :D if they breed well they get everywhere

You know, I have not really tested or tried in different style machines. I imagine that may have some effect but if it gets your clothes clean, it probably would be fine for the filter socks. -Robert @ MD

Well, after a couple months washing they seem to be holding up. I was most concerned about the extra banging on metal causing the filter material to separate from the plastic shape/ frame part but so far mine haven't come apart.