creekbottom Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Do you take it out of the little pouch, or leave it in? I have mine in a nylon baggy I made myself, just worried about the bleach eating it eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I haven't recharge mine but it came in a seachem bag that isn't supposed to be opened. Not sure what your bag is like but this one feels fairly heavy-duty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I'm pretty sure it is normal to just leave it in the bag. Otherwise you'd have to have a pretty awesome screen to make sure it doesn't all float away when you rinse. If the bag starts to go then I guess it is time to get a new bag :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 If your bag is bleach resistant then you can leave it in. I use the seachem bag, but I still take mine out to recharge it. It doesn't float away. probably just technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Bleach resistant - learn something new everyday. Mine is just plain old pantyhose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 If your bag is bleach resistant then you can leave it in. I use the seachem bag, but I still take mine out to recharge it. It doesn't float away. probably just technique. With a statement like that you know I'm gonna ask. What is your technique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Bleach resistant - learn something new everyday. Mine is just plain old pantyhose. There are charts online that describe chemical resistance in nylon if you want to have a peek. The pantyhose expert in our house says, "Nylon [stockings] will lose elasticity and disintegrate much faster than regular washing." Nylons won't spontaneously dissolve, but they will eventually (ahem) lose containment. As already mentioned, replace your stocking when it starts to go. I've read (someplace) that there are cheaper bleach-resistant alternatives to buying The Bag by Seachem. But I never followed up on the claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 The Bag actually doesn't seem that expensive, I think I'll go that route. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 With a statement like that you know I'm gonna ask. What is your technique? (I'm relieved you didn't take my comment as a quip) I shake the bag out into a glass 2cup measuring cup, turn the bag inside out and trickle water over the bag to rinse the purigen beads into the measuring cup. That water becomes part of the 1:1 bleach solution the purigen soaks in. I can't just leave it alone for 24hrs. No, I'm compelled to stir it a couple times because the beads quickly sink and settle. Besides, seeing the beads turn white is therapeutic; it makes me feel better. After the token 24hrs, I pour off the solution until the purigen starts to shift. Add water, swish and repeat the pour off process a few times (until I start feeling better). My final pour goes back into the bag. I might lose the equivalent of what would fit on a nickel. It takes more time and discipline to describe what I do than it takes to do it (less the 24hr wait). But even so, I concede that dropping the bag in solution is way easier, and what The Bag was designed for. *recalculating* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I cut the feet off my wife's old pantyhose, tie it off. Instant fine mesh bag. When I recharge it I cut it open and dump it in a disposable Tupperware with bleach. Put a lid on it. Give er a shake to get the floaters in the solution. When done I pour it into a new pantyhose foot, or even the old one. Tie it and rinse well. Then soak it in prime water. Tada! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) I cut the feet off my old pantyhose, tie it off. Tada! do you shave your legs jay? I take that back Edited November 16, 2012 by Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) I cut the feet off my old pantyhose, tie it off. Tada! do you shave your legs jay? I take that back I would need to use gardening tools if I did...... Edited November 16, 2012 by Jayba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I leave the stuff in the dyi nylon bags. (use nylon thread if you sew them up yourself...than cotton etc) I grabbed a 1/2 yard of a nylon @ a fabric store, it's the most cost effective solution imo. You can then make any size and any shape of bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Is it stretchy like most bags? or non-stretch like The Bag by sea hem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Is it stretchy lke most bags? or non-stretch like The Bag by Seachem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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