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Unread 04/06/2018, 11:34 AM   #26
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Wash them when she’s not there, she can’t complain if she don’t know!


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Yep. have enough to last about a week. She will leave eventually.


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Unread 04/06/2018, 06:19 PM   #27
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I use to hand wash them when I lived at my parents' house, but since I have moved out, I stopped using them. If I ever go back, I plan on washing them with my "work" clothes. The fiancee doesn't mind at all.


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Unread 04/06/2018, 10:44 PM   #28
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Do all the rest of the laundry after the socks. She can't be mad at that

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Unread 04/07/2018, 03:32 AM   #29
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huh never worried about that, between the kid and the almost 50 animals the amount of poop that gets run through our washing machine actually almost qualifies it as a septic removal plant.


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Unread 04/07/2018, 07:23 AM   #30
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Even aside from straight up poop, the washing machine gets dirty socks and underwear all week long. But we're gonna worry about a little aquarium dirt?

I dont actually use filter socks any more but this thread continues to make me laugh


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Unread 04/07/2018, 06:37 PM   #31
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Lol this is thread is just too much, I had to read it all. I put what I want in the washing machine, the hubby dosent care cus he's a typical guy. I don't care because we both work in the water and wastewater water industry, if fish waste is the worst that goes in that thing it was a good day at work

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Unread 06/11/2018, 02:34 PM   #32
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I do it myself, my wife understands the need to keep everything clean with the price of saltwater reefing. How clean and its been working great is 3 caps of regular unscented bleach. I put the washing machine on heavy mode, warm water and rinse repeat cycle and regular spin cycle too get the sock dry when it comes out. If the sock still smells of bleach I put it through rinse and spin cycle only.
1 year now and no issues. FYI boy do they come out clean and white I might add I don't rinse them out before they go into the machine.
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Unread 06/11/2018, 05:13 PM   #33
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Do all the rest of the laundry after the socks. She can't be mad at that

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Came here to say that. If my husband does some other laundry, he can put whatever he wants in the washer.


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Unread 06/11/2018, 07:18 PM   #34
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I keep my white worm culture in her wine fridge, so socks are not problem, as long as I do them.


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Unread 06/12/2018, 09:57 AM   #35
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Tell her there is no chance of her catching anything. Seriously fish diseases don't communicate to us, and the machine drains water away, including human dirt, which is FAR more contagious to us. Do this, if you use a machine (I do.) No soap, nada, plain water wash, and I put all the socks in plus a clean bathtowel that's not had any fabric softener on it. This gives the wash weight and 'tooth' enough to get the socks clean. If she worries, run the towel again without the socks, but with soap, and that will clean her washing machine.


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Unread 06/12/2018, 10:01 AM   #36
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You only have to do it once and make sure she finds it, then u say dear i have been doing it this way for months.


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Unread 06/12/2018, 08:51 PM   #37
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I just rinse them under a garden house until they look clean, air dry the and back to the rotation.


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Unread 06/12/2018, 09:07 PM   #38
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I do a 5 gallon water change every 3 days. I clean the sox at the same time. I use mesh sox. Clean them under the faucet, swirl them around in the bucket of used tank water that I just drained to dilute any chloramine then right back in.
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Unread 06/14/2018, 08:17 AM   #39
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Easy...mywife doesnt do the laundry I do. Also as been said earlier when she found out my only remark was “Babe...we have two kids” her response “yea enough said”. Kids are way dirtier than my tank lol. Ones in diapers potty “training” which really means “thanks for teaching me how to take my diaper off easily” my other hes 4 and anyone with a boy knows how amazingly quick they get dirty. Filter socks in the wash is like my washing machine getting a relaxing break from work.


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Unread 06/14/2018, 08:54 AM   #40
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I just wash them after she has gone to sleep. She would never let me put such things in the washing machine.


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Unread 06/14/2018, 07:09 PM   #41
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My wife travels once a month. I do them when she is away.


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Unread 06/14/2018, 07:17 PM   #42
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My wife travels once a month. I do them when she is away.


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I still say, throw them out & never look back!


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Unread 06/21/2018, 02:43 AM   #43
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I also use the Red Sea micron socks so just was them under tap water weekly. At this point I don’t see a need to ever wash them. Perhaps a soak in bleach yearly, perhaps not and just replace them as needed.


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