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Originally Posted by EvenFurther
Here's an alternative to socks, a filter pad tray. The pads can be individually cut from a giant bulk roll of filter media.
This is my flow-over filter pad tray.
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My setup is similar to this, not a sock but a pad. I still clean my pads, but it's really not that big a deal. I use two 1 gallon round containers. First I rinse the pads quickly to get the big stuff. Then toss into container #1 with a cap full of bleach. I just let it sit and shake it now and then. The site for a week or more just cleaning. Then I empty container #1, quickly rinse the pads that are nice and clean now, then into container #2 with clean tap water for a full rinse for days. Then I empty onto a rack with my other items and they just dry.
Sorry no pics right now of my operation
I don't think I spend more than 15 minutes on a batch collectively. I do have about 20 pads so I only have to do this periodically.