Dirty sump (1 Viewer)
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Kepler
Former: Koletang
can't see why not. Maybe disconect sump, then scrub it, then dump out nasty water, add same amount of new water, and re-connect. This way all of the junk does not get into your display 
OT, but how is the stand problem working out?
OT, but how is the stand problem working out?
Better to have algae growing in your sump than in your tank. You remove the algae in the sump you may start to see it growing in your tank. With that said, I vacuum out my sump every 8 months or so.
clean the sump but leave the algae
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Wow - saw the title and was totally thinking this was a poll on if we should bring back the dirty sump forum!!! lol
I am all for regular maintenance - and that includes periodic cleaning of your sump
I am all for regular maintenance - and that includes periodic cleaning of your sump
Kepler
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Was there a dirty sump forum? lol
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Nope - (quick looks left and right) lol
Baboo11
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we don't need to go there again
lol
IDK about that.....some of us haven't been there at all! :tongue:
I thought the exact same thing!
To much crap in your sump can become also a Nitrate factory.
As Jason suggested I also would clean the sump but leave some algae.
You always can remove some more later little by little. Don't shock the tank by doing everything at once.
As Jason suggested I also would clean the sump but leave some algae.
You always can remove some more later little by little. Don't shock the tank by doing everything at once.
Clean the sump and get rid of the algae. You don't want the algae to die down there are rerelease it's goodies. I guessing it will just grow back in the right conditions which is fine keep removing.
christensonjes
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I would clean it out completely and keep it clean after as well. It's just nitrates and phosphates sitting down there.
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clean it out... if u want another tank for alage build a refugium
CaptainGreg
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Clean it and put a filter sox. On the retun.
Stoneyj33
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If your getting algae growth in your sump you will soon get Coraline growth as well. Id recommend removing the algae and eliminating light spilling on to the equipment side (assuming you have a fuge near by) of your sump.
If my sump was dirty, my OCD would make me go nuts! I have a HD wet vac just for my sump
LOL. I wasn't on TCMAS during that time, but I did find the thread! ... If you're ever bored there are 11 pages of interesting thougts!
LOL. I wasn't on TCMAS during that time, but I did find the thread! ... If you're ever bored there are 11 pages of interesting thougts!
Alunai
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+1 on cleaning and just pruning the algae. I like the idea of having a refugium as well, this way you can get some nitrate export via desirable macroalgae.
A dirty sump is the reason I am redoing it. This time I am keeping the fuge separate from the sump with equipment. I have all sorts of crud that is in the fuge that gets near pumps.
I would clean out the sump.
I would clean out the sump.
Alunai
Fedora Chick-Dream big!
So you're going to have a separate tank for the refugium? How would the return plumbing work for that? Would you just use a Y pipe and have a pump in each tank? Hmm...