Cleaning my sump with a Shop Vac

[mike550]

Okay folks. So tomorrow, I'm going to try and "deep clean" my sump of detritus and other random items by using a shop vac. I think others have done this before so I'm looking for any tips or suggestions.

My plan is to drain as much water as I can from my sump (20G-ish), scrape down the sides with a plastic paint scraper, and then use a shop vac to suck up the remaining stuff. I'll refill the sump with new saltwater so this will double as my water change.

Thoughts, fears, etc? Thanks in advance!

 

[Rollman]

I change water from the sump, I really don’t scrape anything as i want to keep the good stuff. Mileage varies

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Okay folks. So tomorrow, I'm going to try and "deep clean" my sump of detritus and other random items by using a shop vac. I think others have done this before so I'm looking for any tips or suggestions.

My plan is to drain as much water as I can from my sump (20G-ish), scrape down the sides with a plastic paint scraper, and then use a shop vac to suck up the remaining stuff. I'll refill the sump with new saltwater so this will double as my water change.

Thoughts, fears, etc? Thanks in advance!

Absolutely nothing wrong with that plan. A good deep clean removing all the trapped detritus is a good annual maintenance requirements.

 

[BlennyTime]

Yes, sounds like a good plan

 

[dadnjesse]

I use my shop vac to clean mine. It helps to give it a rinse after.

 

[mike550]

@dadnjesse @BlennyTime @Sisterlimonpot @Rollman thanks for your comments. I cleaned up my sump as described and it worked really well. It’s amazing how well the shop vac worked.

 

[rusty hannon]

Okay folks. So tomorrow, I'm going to try and "deep clean" my sump of detritus and other random items by using a shop vac. I think others have done this before so I'm looking for any tips or suggestions.

My plan is to drain as much water as I can from my sump (20G-ish), scrape down the sides with a plastic paint scraper, and then use a shop vac to suck up the remaining stuff. I'll refill the sump with new saltwater so this will double as my water change.

Thoughts, fears, etc? Thanks in advance!

Just completed that part.bought a dedicated shop vac to clean the back of my aio and other than modifying a few vac attachments to better get into certain areas it all worked well.the vac fills up so much faster than you'd think so grab a towel. Lol

 

[Mhart032]

@dadnjesse @BlennyTime @Sisterlimonpot @Rollman thanks for your comments. I cleaned up my sump as described and it worked really well. It’s amazing how well the shop vac worked.

I do the same thing. Especially in the fuge.