Sump/fuge, clean up crew suggestions

rottielover · 02/27/2006, 12:02 PM

Hi all,

Some of you might remember that I changed out my sump on my 120 from a RR model 2 to a 150 gal Rubbermaid horse tub, and I also added a 50 gal rubbermaid tub as a fuge for Cheato/Grape Calp.

I have no animals in either, save for 1 astria snail in the fuge (I have absolutly no clue as to how it got there, I would think it would have gotten stuck in the pump, but who knows) and 1 long spin urchin in the sump (to eat the hair algea in there)

Anyway, long story short is that a little uneaten food always ends up in the sump, decays and I get nasty HA in there (I think it's feeding from the fuge lights, they aren't directly on it, but it could be getting at least some light from there). The urchin can't keep up.

I was wondering what animals most of you guys running these huge sumps have in them, if any. At one point I tried to put a foxface lo in there, but he jumped out and I found him dried out about a week later.

I was thinking about getting some hermits to dump into the sump... I'm not sure what kind of clean up crew to put in the fuge since I don't want them eating up all the cheato (they can eat that nasty grape stuff for all I care).

Suggestions?

02/27/2006, 12:02 PM	#1
rottielover Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saint Louis, MO. USA Posts: 520	Sump/fuge, clean up crew suggestions Hi all, Some of you might remember that I changed out my sump on my 120 from a RR model 2 to a 150 gal Rubbermaid horse tub, and I also added a 50 gal rubbermaid tub as a fuge for Cheato/Grape Calp. I have no animals in either, save for 1 astria snail in the fuge (I have absolutly no clue as to how it got there, I would think it would have gotten stuck in the pump, but who knows) and 1 long spin urchin in the sump (to eat the hair algea in there) Anyway, long story short is that a little uneaten food always ends up in the sump, decays and I get nasty HA in there (I think it's feeding from the fuge lights, they aren't directly on it, but it could be getting at least some light from there). The urchin can't keep up. I was wondering what animals most of you guys running these huge sumps have in them, if any. At one point I tried to put a foxface lo in there, but he jumped out and I found him dried out about a week later. I was thinking about getting some hermits to dump into the sump... I'm not sure what kind of clean up crew to put in the fuge since I don't want them eating up all the cheato (they can eat that nasty grape stuff for all I care). Suggestions? __________________ It's not the size of the dog in the fight... It's the size of the fight in the dog. Current Tank Info: Getting out of the hobby :(