Whats better a bucket or RDSB in sump?

[Al_katone]

like the tittle says whats better for this ? making a bucket as antonhy calfo recommends ? or put it in a special part in your sump with a good flow ? whats better for maintenance?

im going to change my sump so thats why im asking to do everything i need

 

[Kyle461]

The bucket method seems much more sensible when you're looking at maintenance. I only say this because it would be easy to disconnect from a system in the event of a problem. In the sump you would have to completely break it down to remove the sand or whatever.

 

[Al_katone]

The bucket method seems much more sensible when you're looking at maintenance. I only say this because it would be easy to disconnect from a system in the event of a problem. In the sump you would have to completely break it down to remove the sand or whatever.

the problem is that i had it before and my bucket always licked .... what can i use on curved surfaces?

 

[LeRenard]

Maybe try one of those square buckets? The local home store also has flat-backed buckets.

 

[cloak]

How big is your DT? The live rock you have along with good husbandry might be able to keep your nitrates at bay. I'm not knocking deep sand beds, being that I've had one for a long period of time in my DT without any problems, it's just that I've come to realize that things don't have to be so complicated sometimes. Don't overstock, don't overfeed, try to remove as much detritus as you can on a regular basis and you should be ok IMO. Other things like a refugium, GAC & GFO might not be needed as well. JMO, GL.

 

[RocketEngineer]

the problem is that i had it before and my bucket always licked .... what can i use on curved surfaces?

Uniseals. Use a hole saw to make the hole in the bucket and make sure the drain line is big enough. I use a 1" drain on mine and run 350gph across the surface without loosing sand.