Keeping the sump clean

[LivinTheSwreefLife]

Hi, i recently got the plumbing working on my tank and started noticing tons of algae building up.. Well i looked in my sump today and saw it was totally gross, with lots of decaying pellets that had gone into the overflows when i was feeding the DT. My tests show no Nitrates or Phosphates but I assume they are just being used up by the algae and are not in the water column

I have nothing in the sump... If i add some live rock and some of my hermit crabs from the dt would that help things?

Thanks


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[that novice guy]

Do you have flow in your sump or do you have dead spots? You could also be feeding a bit too much andyoucould also look intogetting a filter sock for your drainpipe

 

[KoleTang]

Add a power head and maybe a filter sock. When feeding pellets you should use a feeding ring to keep them from floating away on the water surface or submerge them in the water when you feed.

 

[Connie]

+1 on adding a small powerhead. It will keep things in suspension for the protein skimmer to get rid of. Also you can vacuum it out when you do a water change.

 

[LivinTheSwreefLife]

Thanks for the suggestions all! I will get a feeding ring and a small powerhead on my way home from work today