Sump Clean-Up

[Ebslinger]

Good Afternoon,

I recently returned to the hobby after a short 25 year hiatus, and have set up a small nano tank.

During setup, I added sand. After everything cleared, I noticed some sand and sediment in my sump. As a slightly clean freak, this has been bugging me.

In the old days, I would just use a canister filter to vacuum up the sediment in the sump. But, I am wondering, has something better been invented? Or, should I just go buy Vortex canister filter and get to vacuuming?

Thanks in advance,

Jeff Fuller

 

[jsker]

Welcome to R2R Jeff!! and back to reefing

These day they call that a refugium with sand in the sump

You can alway use filter sock to filter out the sediment, but I would say over time it will go away as you system settles in.

I used to run canisters and HOB on all my systems. I really like running a sump now, all the heaters and other stuff that used to be in the tank are in the sump out of sight

Jeffrey

 

[Retro Reefer]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[mta_morrow]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

Glad you decided to open back!

We would all love to see pics of your tank!

 

[cracker]

Welcome EB to R2R & the hobby ! This is a great place to learn about all the changes .

 

[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r!

 

[Ebslinger]

Thanks for all the replies. I plan to do a build thread but here is a quick pic of the tank. It's small but a lot nicer than I could afford back in the day.

As you can see it is just set up. Has been cycling for a few months and just turned the lights on last week. Oh, that rats nest of wires in the back ground is being fixed this weekend. Wow do Apex systems have a lot of wires.

Cheers All!

Jeff Fuller

 

[don_chuwish]

Don't worry, the sump will get MUCH dirtier than it is now. Don't waste the worry. Mine the other day before a cleanup:

 

[Waters]

I am a clean freak like yourself, and just use a dedicated small shop vac that I use to vacuum out the sump during water changes (when needed).

 

[doughboy]

yup, just use a shop vac on your next water change. I like to keep my sump really clean as well.