sump question

[Bobby A.]

what is the best way to suck out all the wast that collects in the first section of my sump from my tank drain?

thanks ahead of time.

 

[vyerous]

Turkey baster is your best friend. Controlled water movement and volume for that matter, plus it works as a tool for many other things. If you don't want to do that you could also get a short piece of hose and create a siphon and suck it out off the bottom. Hope that helps.

 

[spleify]

I always liked how this guy did it.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1370627

HTH

Good luck

Spleify

 

[patsfan1130]

I saw a post not too long ago with what I thought was a pretty ingenious idea. I have been using this method for a while now and it works like a charm....

Get a gallon rubbermaid container and some pillow stuffing at wally world. remove the lid and fill 1/2 with stuffing. replace lid & drill a hole in the top & bottom of the container. hook up a PH to the container with flex hose, place in sump and stir it up every 15 min or so. works like a charm and it is practically effortless.

HTH

 

[Michael]

i usually put a powerhead in the sump and have a little bit of flexible pipe connected to it, i then just use it as a vaccum, never thought of the turkey baster idea, i suppose it could also suck up the detritus as well, and theres also the sock which will help stop the detritus from getting into the sump in the first place