life/crud in my sump ?

c.rob · 08/17/2014, 09:15 AM

With all the critters in my sump I hate to vac out the crud. Does anyone have a way they have found to recover the good from the bad in all that debris.

Sinekal · 08/17/2014, 10:37 AM

I only vacume a portion at a time, the populations bounce back quickly from what remains

reepher315 · 08/17/2014, 10:48 AM

I agree. For every critter you see there are millions you dont see. And they reproduce like the plague. BUT i have been putting all my skimmings in the compost for next years garden. If looking for something positive to do with them

Bigfish246 · 08/17/2014, 02:37 PM

I just stir up the junk almost every day so it goes back to the tank to get siphoned up. I do this often so nothing major accumulates in the fuge to get nasty.

08/17/2014, 09:15 AM	#1
c.rob Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 430	life/crud in my sump ? With all the critters in my sump I hate to vac out the crud. Does anyone have a way they have found to recover the good from the bad in all that debris.

08/17/2014, 10:37 AM	#2
Sinekal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Phoenix Posts: 165	I only vacume a portion at a time, the populations bounce back quickly from what remains

08/17/2014, 10:48 AM	#3
reepher315 Humble Student Join Date: May 2014 Location: Geneva, NY Posts: 816	I agree. For every critter you see there are millions you dont see. And they reproduce like the plague. BUT i have been putting all my skimmings in the compost for next years garden. If looking for something positive to do with them

08/17/2014, 02:37 PM	#4
Bigfish246 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 72	I just stir up the junk almost every day so it goes back to the tank to get siphoned up. I do this often so nothing major accumulates in the fuge to get nasty.