Hey folks,
How do y'all clean out your sumps. Mine has accumulated enough debris and sediment in the bottom that I think it's causing part of my current nitrate issue. I have already rinsed my bioballs, but there's a lot of particulate matter in the bottom of my sump. I was told not to use any filtering media above the bio balls, but a lot of the waste seems to go right through them and collects in the sump. I can get most of the water out, but the gunk turns to mud and gets all over everything. I would love to have some sort of wet-vac maybe.... I'm sure that I could do it manually with some effort, but wondering if there's some device y'all use that could help ease the effort and time. Any relatively inexpensive solutions would be appreciated. I just don't want to make a mess and want to be sure I get it all out of there... (man, I sound lazy).....
How do y'all clean out your sumps. Mine has accumulated enough debris and sediment in the bottom that I think it's causing part of my current nitrate issue. I have already rinsed my bioballs, but there's a lot of particulate matter in the bottom of my sump. I was told not to use any filtering media above the bio balls, but a lot of the waste seems to go right through them and collects in the sump. I can get most of the water out, but the gunk turns to mud and gets all over everything. I would love to have some sort of wet-vac maybe.... I'm sure that I could do it manually with some effort, but wondering if there's some device y'all use that could help ease the effort and time. Any relatively inexpensive solutions would be appreciated. I just don't want to make a mess and want to be sure I get it all out of there... (man, I sound lazy).....