Sump Question...

SteveNMegz · 06/01/2008, 05:41 PM

hey guys
I hope this isent a dumb question but should we clean out our sump there is dust and rubble all ot the bottom... I just didint know if you were supposed to keep it like that because maybe that hold nutients or is it bad for it to be like that???

Thanks

Playa-1 · 06/01/2008, 09:08 PM

Every 3 or 4 months instead of a regular old water change, I will turn off the return pump and hit the sump and return area with a wet-vac to clean it up a little. Then I replace the lost water with freshly mixed salt water. It works well for me.

qfrisco · 06/02/2008, 01:58 PM

Yes, vacuum it out every few weeks or so. My sump is partitioned into skimmer and return sections and refugium, and I vacuum the skimmer and return sections once every month or so. It is the refugium that you don't want to vacuum.

06/01/2008, 05:41 PM	#1
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	Sump Question... hey guys I hope this isent a dumb question but should we clean out our sump there is dust and rubble all ot the bottom... I just didint know if you were supposed to keep it like that because maybe that hold nutients or is it bad for it to be like that??? Thanks __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

06/01/2008, 09:08 PM	#2
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	Every 3 or 4 months instead of a regular old water change, I will turn off the return pump and hit the sump and return area with a wet-vac to clean it up a little. Then I replace the lost water with freshly mixed salt water. It works well for me.

06/02/2008, 01:58 PM	#3
qfrisco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 1,389	Yes, vacuum it out every few weeks or so. My sump is partitioned into skimmer and return sections and refugium, and I vacuum the skimmer and return sections once every month or so. It is the refugium that you don't want to vacuum.