How often to clean fuge without disturbing pod population?

paparchasa84 · 11/28/2012, 02:01 PM

Guys, wanted to know how often do you guys clean the sump? And how do you go about doing it without messing up or sucking up the pod population? I'm using a bucket head to clean out the sump when I do but, I feel as though I wipe out my pods when I do that?

Bernie21 · 11/28/2012, 02:17 PM

I've never cleaned my sump... doesnt sound like a bad idea

Reefdogs · 11/28/2012, 03:08 PM

Im tagging along as well...Have a bunch of debris in some of the compartments.
Been wanting to clean mine out.

Palting · 11/28/2012, 03:18 PM

I grow pods in a 20 gallon remote refugium. I trim the macro and scrape the front glass maybe once a month, otherwise I never clean it. It cleans itself. Been going on for almost 3 years now. As to the sump, I wet-vac maybe every 6-9 months, or whenever it starts to get crud. If you have the refugium incorporated into the sump, you can clean the other chambers and leave the fuge alone so you don't decimate the pod population.

paparchasa84 · 11/28/2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Palting

I grow pods in a 20 gallon remote refugium. I trim the macro and scrape the front glass maybe once a month, otherwise I never clean it. It cleans itself. Been going on for almost 3 years now. As to the sump, I wet-vac maybe every 6-9 months, or whenever it starts to get crud. If you have the refugium incorporated into the sump, you can clean the other chambers and leave the fuge alone so you don't decimate the pod population.

Ahhh that's how the pros do it! It seems so simple but, when i was cleaning it out last week i was afraid and didnt want to completely destroy the pod population. Thanks for the insight

11/28/2012, 02:01 PM	#1
paparchasa84 Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pa Posts: 228	How often to clean fuge without disturbing pod population? Guys, wanted to know how often do you guys clean the sump? And how do you go about doing it without messing up or sucking up the pod population? I'm using a bucket head to clean out the sump when I do but, I feel as though I wipe out my pods when I do that?

11/28/2012, 02:17 PM	#2
Bernie21 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, Fl... Posts: 2,161	I've never cleaned my sump... doesnt sound like a bad idea __________________ Reefing is an addiction rehab doesn't work for... Current Tank Info: Downgraded to a 0 Gal non Mixed Reef - Direct sun watts & 1x moon Actinics. RIO 00 return, no skimmer Skimmer.

11/28/2012, 03:18 PM	#4
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	I grow pods in a 20 gallon remote refugium. I trim the macro and scrape the front glass maybe once a month, otherwise I never clean it. It cleans itself. Been going on for almost 3 years now. As to the sump, I wet-vac maybe every 6-9 months, or whenever it starts to get crud. If you have the refugium incorporated into the sump, you can clean the other chambers and leave the fuge alone so you don't decimate the pod population. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

11/28/2012, 03:08 PM	#3
Reefdogs Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Hood River, Oregon USA Posts: 61	Im tagging along as well...Have a bunch of debris in some of the compartments. Been wanting to clean mine out.