Warning - New Clorox Bleach on the Market-NOT AQUATIC SAFE

[SaraB]

Just read this on the Chicago Forum over on RC. I too purchased this new Clorox Splash-less Bleach as the label is very close to the standard Clorox Bleach Label. There is not a list of ingredients on the bottle nor a statement of 100% Bleach. Clorox® Plus® Splash-less Bleach has a thick, smooth-pouring formula that gives you the control to pour it just where you want it to go is its claim.

Per the reefer he stated the new bleach has a detergent in it and when I asked how he found out, he stated the following: "I called the 1-800 number. I washed my filter socks with it, thinking it couldn't be that bad (bought it by accident), and noticed it made bubbles, which normal bleach does not do. I rinsed the sock a few extra times and put it on my tank. In about 15-20 minutes my skimmer looked like a bubble bath, and later I noticed the tank water was cloudy. This is just from the RESIDUE on the sock. The woman at the help center read me the list of ingredients, which is not on the label, and it matches the stuff you get when you do a search of laundry detergent ingredients. Another thing you get is several EPA warnings about the individual ingredients that say they are toxic to aquatic life. But so far nothing has died, just looking unhappy".

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[143gadgets]

I don't understand y u need to wash your filter socks in bleach anyway. I just wash them in the washing machine and put them through 3 wash cycles. NO bleach, detergent, or anything.

 

[mfinn]

Good to know.
Thanks

 

[acronautical]

Yeah, I've never used any cleaning agent when cleaning my filter socks. Just the heavy-duty wash cycle and cold water.

 

[gparr]

Good to know. Bleach is what I use. I'll just keep buying the cheap chlorine bleach.
Gary

 

[litenyaup]

I don't understand y u need to wash your filter socks in bleach anyway. I just wash them in the washing machine and put them through 3 wash cycles. NO bleach, detergent, or anything.

wow....3 wash cyclesoh:!!!! thats a lot of water...ill just use bleach in a bucket, and wash after with ro/di water.....

 

[chris goetz]

Just read this on the Chicago Forum over on RC. I too purchased this new Clorox Splash-less Bleach as the label is very close to the standard Clorox Bleach Label. There is not a list of ingredients on the bottle nor a statement of 100% Bleach. Clorox® Plus® Splash-less Bleach has a thick, smooth-pouring formula that gives you the control to pour it just where you want it to go is its claim.

Per the reefer he stated the new bleach has a detergent in it and when I asked how he found out, he stated the following: "I called the 1-800 number. I washed my filter socks with it, thinking it couldn't be that bad (bought it by accident), and noticed it made bubbles, which normal bleach does not do. I rinsed the sock a few extra times and put it on my tank. In about 15-20 minutes my skimmer looked like a bubble bath, and later I noticed the tank water was cloudy. This is just from the RESIDUE on the sock. The woman at the help center read me the list of ingredients, which is not on the label, and it matches the stuff you get when you do a search of laundry detergent ingredients. Another thing you get is several EPA warnings about the individual ingredients that say they are toxic to aquatic life. But so far nothing has died, just looking unhappy".

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Thank you for the warning Sara. I just picked up the target brand bleach last week and checked to make sure it was ok. :nerd:

I don't understand y u need to wash your filter socks in bleach anyway. I just wash them in the washing machine and put them through 3 wash cycles. NO bleach, detergent, or anything.

Chris, I just put my used socks into a small 1g bucket with a 10:1 water/bleach solution after rinsing them out. I let them sit for a day then rinse/soak in water for a day, then air dry for a day.
After this they are clean as new with no bleach smell. I don't wash enough socks(2/week usually) to justify running the washer for them.

 

[SaraB]

This post was intended to be informational as some people use bleach for other purposes too in the hobby ... I personally have soaked my live rock that I want everthing alive off of in a bleach and water mixture. I then let the rock dry out in the sun for several days to "bake" the bleach out and then I cook the rock for a few months in the dark.

And yes, I wash my filter socks with water and bleach, give them an extra rinse cycle and then hang dry them for several days and then use them ... I guess I like them "extra clean"

 

[MikeB]

I don't understand y u need to wash your filter socks in bleach anyway. I just wash them in the washing machine and put them through 3 wash cycles. NO bleach, detergent, or anything.

+1. We have never used bleach.

 

[Acezwild]

dont see the need for bleach my washed machine gets them super clean without it

 

[wicked demon]

I have never used and would never consider using any commercial cleaning product on anything associated with my reef. With all the effort we go through to filter our top off water why would anybody?
Water.
and vinegar, sometimes.

 

[lazyreefer]

I don't use filter socks.....

 

[Supreme Reefs]

I just wash them with the garden hose outside...

 

[revhtree]

If you want everything dead and quick you use bleach. Thanks for the heads up Sara!

 

[nayrgaijin]

wow....3 wash cyclesoh:!!!! thats a lot of water...ill just use bleach in a bucket, and wash after with ro/di water.....

This is what I do too with dechlorinator in a separate bucket after the bleach soak.

 

[SaraB]

If you want everything dead and quick you use bleach. Thanks for the heads up Sara!

Thanks Rev, that was the point of the post ... not looking for a debate, just a heads-up to anyone that uses bleach is all :crossedlips:

 

[Nanoreefbro]

Thanks Rev, that was the point of the post ... not looking for a debate, just a heads-up to anyone that uses bleach is all :crossedlips:

Thanks for the info Sara... Every bit of info is good in this hobby...

 

[litenyaup]

+1 thats how i do it as well

 

[revhtree]

LOL for real Sara! Let's jump out and let them debate away! HAHAHA!

 

[SaraB]

LOL for real Sara! Let's jump out and let them debate away! HAHAHA!

LOL - I'm unsubscribing now!