How often do you clean your sump?

[charile1]

I clean/empty my sump once a month. So, whatever pods I have in the sump I loss.

Is there any way around this and how often do you clean your sump?

 

[ming]

Whenever I get the motivation to clean it, which is usually when I start to see algae growing in the display or just too much detritus down there. Thats usually every 3 months or so for me.

 

[charile1]

Whenever I do a water change I would empty the sump and detritus then add new salt water. It's only about 10 gallons.

When you guys do a water change do you take the water from the display or sump?

 

[Deanos]

When you guys do a water change do you take the water from the display or sump?

Sump.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

also u might find it easier if you just want to remove the dietrus is get a turkey baster and squeeze it in the water.. not next to the dietrus then suck up watever dietrus u can and empty it into a micron sock like the ones u put in ur tank... u dont waste any water and u get rid of the deitrus... just a thought.. something i do :shhh:

 

[meschaefer]

I have to admit, that in my six years in this hobby, I have never intentionally cleaned my sump.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

I have to admit, that in my six years in this hobby, I have never intentionally cleaned my sump.

i didn't know you had too. i'm too lazy.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i didn't know you had too. i'm too lazy.

scarface what happens when deitrus builds up...... how does it affect ur water.... increase in nitrates and other stuff u dont want in ur tank...

 

[scarf_ace1981]

detrius?? nitrates?? what's that? j/k

well the sump on my 40br is maybe a month old. and the one for my 28bow is a couple weeks old.

i get your point but souldn't the filter sock catch all detrius? btw i don't have sand in my sumps

 

[Tonyscoots84]

so then its alot easier to siphon out... somehow theres always a way it gets there....

 

[alrha]

when i am lazy i siphon my WC out of my display.
when i am bored, i siphon my WC out of my sump cleaning out the settled detritus in the process.

 

[meschaefer]

scarface what happens when deitrus builds up...... how does it affect ur water.... increase in nitrates and other stuff u dont want in ur tank...

As indicated, I have never intentionally cleaned my sump in six years. The whole tank has been broken down three times, and I probably "clean" it out when I do a water change since I pour the new water into the sump. It kicks up a lot of crap which is then thrown into the water colum and is either skimmed, returned to the display tank or settles back down.