Sump Cleaning Day

[snowmansnow]

I've been WANTING to have a sump cleaning day for a while now. I mean take everything out.. adjust any thing that needs adjusting... give it all a vinegar bath clean the pumps and skimmer .. that sort of thing

you guys ever just take the sump OUT.. to clean it and put it back.

It shouldnt be too difficult in my case. I made all the plumbing so I could easily be removed just over the sump level so It SHOULD slide right out.

B

 

[jeffmuse]

SnowManSnow;497380 wrote: I've been WANTING to have a sump cleaning day for a while now. I mean take everything out.. adjust any thing that needs adjusting... give it all a vinegar bath clean the pumps and skimmer .. that sort of thing

you guys ever just take the sump OUT.. to clean it and put it back.

It shouldnt be too difficult in my case. I made all the plumbing so I could easily be removed just over the sump level so It SHOULD slide right out.

B

I did a sump clean up day a couple of months ago, and it was not too much of a chore... disassembled the skimmer, cleaned the uv, handled all of the salt creep, and took care of the algae in the sump! My sump is too big to come out of the stand, but it was not too bad doing a through cleaning.

 

[hamilton]

good idea to do every once in a while, I used to have these little feather dusters and grew all over everything in my sump including on my float switches! Plus a bonus is that you get to remove all that sediment that has settled at the bottom....

 

[weaglereefer]

Nope, can't get my sump out with the display on the stand, lol.

 

[cr500_af]

au01st;498008 wrote: Nope, can't get my sump out with the display on the stand, lol.

Same here... an issue I will NOT have on any future builds.

 

[drnecropolis]

when I do a water change I'm able to drain 25 gallons from one chamber to make it empty.. While its drained I can give it a quick wipe down and remove any kind of gunk that builds up on the bottom..