Cleaning your sump

[HowieB]

Hi all, how do you clean your sump? I was going to siphon the water out with all the crud but with the sump being on the floor, I can't get a siphon going to suck up the gunk on the bottom. How do you do it?

 

[sjmantis]

Do a search, you'll find lots

 

[kjord97]

I start my siphon from the main tank and then move the hose to the sump. The suction is small, but it is enough for me to suck out the crud

 

[bayoupr]

I use a Maxi jet power head with 1/2" hose and take it out the door to outside and move the pump around in my sump like a vacuum.

 

[RVANANO]

shop vac. This is a really common thread though. Most questions like this you have can easily be found via the search

 

[Saltmaniac]

Sump Cleaning

Sump Cleaning

I let the pump with hose attached run in the sump for a couple minutes to stir everything up...then move the hose to buckets and suck out all the suspended gunk. I only do this on the bare bottom areas of the sump. Don't mess with the refugium section.

 

[HowieB]

Thanks all, I did a search and found some great ideas. "Bucketmax" or small shop vac seem like the best ideas.

 

[Palting]

Thanks all, I did a search and found some great ideas. "Bucketmax" or small shop vac seem like the best ideas.

Yup. I consider a shop vac a necessary piece of equipment, right next to skimmer .

 

[mcoomer]

Maxijet with a hose attached. Shut everything down, stir the sump up, then suck everything out with the pump. Works great.

Mike