- Location
- Fairfield, ct
Sump cleaner
- Thread starter tangy84
- Start date
- Location
- patchogue long island
i run a sock change every 3 or 4 days catches everything before the sump
- Location
- central jersey
I also run a sock and clean once a week
- Location
- Fairfield, ct
I guess sock it is. Thanks.
- Location
- Fairfield, ct
I was thinking about putting some snails and crabs in my sump. Good or bad?
- Location
- Long Island, New York
The food and anything else you feed will definitely decompose in your sump or your display if not exported. When I didn't use socks I would suck out all the detritus from my sump with a shop vac almost monthly. I now use socks....:splitspin
- Location
- central jersey
If you do make sure they can't get into your pipes for your pumps I have a hang on fuge and had a snail clog my outlet pipe and flood my floor.......
- Location
- Staten Island
I run a filter sock & swap out every few days. With the use of filter socks & a good protein skimmer the sump stays pretty clean. I also have a small refugium with cheato in the sump for nitrate reduction.
- Location
- Staten Island
I would keep snails & crabs out of the sump - too much equipment they can mess up.
Also when you do a water change - change out the water from the sump instead of the DT.
Also when you do a water change - change out the water from the sump instead of the DT.
- Location
- patchogue long island
+1 when i do a water change iremove the water from the sump not the display and i would not put snails in the sump unlesss they were in the fuge section and to big to fit thru baffels
- Location
- New Jersey
I was going to make the same thread lol. Thanks for the info guys I will start to use a sock now no wonder my sump would look green so quick once again thanks.
- Location
- patchogue long island
i keep about 10 socks on hand and change them about every 3-4 days sometimes a little longer when the last one goes in the tank i throw the used ones in the washing machine with a little bleach only and let them air dry for at least 48 hrs and do it all over again lasts about a month
No sock I do my water change in the sump and suck out any built up dirt.
in my old sump I just put a power head facing the bottom to keep dirt from settling.
unless you are very active and change filter socks or pads 2x a week I would not suggest them.
in my old sump I just put a power head facing the bottom to keep dirt from settling.
unless you are very active and change filter socks or pads 2x a week I would not suggest them.
Arati, how often did you you do your water changes? I was thinking of similar question and then saw this thread. I am going to start doing my water changes from sump. My next sump I am now thinking of putting a drain on side so i can turn a ball valve or similar and simply drain water out. ANy thoughts guys?
- Location
- Apopka, Florida
I use a filter sock for just two days after a water change then take it off..... Don't like finding dead amphipods & other critters there :-/
And use a small wet vac to suck up the buildup in the pump section.
And use a small wet vac to suck up the buildup in the pump section.
- Location
- New Jersey
Never used a filter sock on my new build. Too much of a hassle for me. Plus I have no problems with my tank anyway.
- Location
- Fairfield, ct
Great info everyone. When I had the sock on, the skimmer didn't work that well but once I took it off my skimmer worked very well. I read it's because the sock serves as a skimmer in a way of catching all the loose stuff. I'll prbly go without a sock and clean my sump on a regular basis. To change the water in the sump you can put a pump in the sump and use it to draw water, or split the return with a valve to pump the water out.
- Location
- Long Island, NY
Would there be anything wrong with getting a brittle seastar? Theyll eat anything...
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