Sump maintenance

[snowmansnow]

... wow.. just thinking about it causes my mind to hurt a little!

does anyone actually REMOVE their sump and CLEAN it.. (and all the components)?

In theory it sounds pretty simple.... remove equipment.. remove pumps... siphon out water.. slide out... clean...return...

B

 

[acroholic]

Never done that...I do, however, vacuum the sump bottom with a wet/dry as part of a water change when it needs it, and I pull the entire protein skimmer for a good cleaning once in a great while, instead of just the collection cup.

 

[oz]

I keep Powerheads in my sumps to make sure nothing settles and gets skimmed out. Not much to clean.

 

[jhutto]

Same here. When all the dirt and detritus starts showing up, I vacuum mine out. Its better to drain the water first with a pump and then pull the last 2 inches or so out with the wet vacuum. That way to do not have to empty the wet vac numberous times.

Joe

 

[smallblock]

I agree with Dave and Oz, I vacume mine every water change. I pump all the water I can up to the DT, Siphone out some from the Dt, then vacume the rest out of the sump. I may bet a little bit more stuff in my sump beccause the way my fuge is plumbed. I can't get my sump out of the cabinent. I do like to wipe everything down under there to remove any salt creep.

Edit: I meant to add that I added a powerhead in the sump to see if It would stir it up a lil better. I havent installed any baffles so it just a 20 long under there