Cleaning Sumps/Overflows...

Woodstock · 10-23-2006, 12:01 PM

How often do you vacuum/clean your sump and/or overflow?

I am constantly amazed at the amount of muck that settles in these two places... I clean both of mine every other water change.

olivert00 · 10-23-2006, 01:02 PM

Your right, it is amazing what collects in there, every 3-6mths for me...I can't wait to see what happens in my new 150g sump for the 225. Yikes

Cartman89 · 10-23-2006, 06:37 PM

Uh....never..... Then again it hasn't been a year that I had my sump yet so I'll clean it soon.

Gina · 10-23-2006, 06:55 PM

Ashamed to say I haven't done it yet. Doesn't look too bad though....yet!

cheeks69 · 10-23-2006, 07:55 PM

I've never cleaned mine

I use a filter sock...so no accumulation on the sump and AFA the overflow got plenty of fauna in there, I just call it my mini-refugium they do all the cleaning...lol

theskunk · 10-23-2006, 08:11 PM

i have never cleaned either.....but they look pretty nasty so maybe i will soon

billyr98 · 10-23-2006, 08:47 PM

if i had to date it, every third month

Tuna · 10-23-2006, 11:10 PM

every water change

with a python its simple

Frankie · 10-23-2006, 11:14 PM

I do the overflows every water change and the sump/fuge never. I'm in with Robert and use a filter sock.

swissgaurd · 10-24-2006, 09:33 AM

i clean the sump every spring, the overflow i scrape the glass every once in a while.
i did clean somefin else last night that was my metal halide fixture.i cleaned the fans to, holy.... were they dirty.
took couple hrs

vic

Woodstock · 10-24-2006, 10:15 AM

Thanks for the reminder! I need to clean my canopy/lights too....

Charlie97L · 10-24-2006, 12:31 PM

you lose a lot of par from not cleaning the salt spray off of mh bulbs.

Woodstock · 10-24-2006, 12:56 PM

Another excellent point! Thanks Charlie

BoomerD · 10-24-2006, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuna

every water change

with a python its simple

QFT!

I've used the Python water changers for well over 15 years. No more lugging buckets of water in either direction...

Woodstock · 10-24-2006, 12:59 PM

...ohh man... I so need to get my python's faucet adapter replaced!!!!! I just lugged buckets this weekend

View Poll Results: How Often Do You Clean Your Overflow/sump?
Every water change	8	10.26%
Every other water change	10	12.82%
Every 3-6 months	13	16.67%
Just when I feel like it	23	29.49%
Never	24	30.77%
Voters: 78. You may not vote on this poll

10-23-2006, 12:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... How often do you vacuum/clean your sump and/or overflow? I am constantly amazed at the amount of muck that settles in these two places... I clean both of mine every other water change.

10-23-2006, 01:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
olivert00 Paperlady's Vandy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: LZ IL Posts: 781 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... Your right, it is amazing what collects in there, every 3-6mths for me...I can't wait to see what happens in my new 150g sump for the 225. Yikes __________________ Love All Creatures Great And Small...(except evil crabs) D.G. *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society*

10-23-2006, 06:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
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10-23-2006, 06:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
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10-23-2006, 07:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... I've never cleaned mine I use a filter sock...so no accumulation on the sump and AFA the overflow got plenty of fauna in there, I just call it my mini-refugium they do all the cleaning...lol __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

10-23-2006, 08:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
theskunk Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 218 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... i have never cleaned either.....but they look pretty nasty so maybe i will soon

10-23-2006, 08:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
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10-23-2006, 11:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tuna Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... every water change with a python its simple

10-23-2006, 11:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Frankie Fuzzy Sticks Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: AStrangerInAStrangeLand Posts: 11,216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... I do the overflows every water change and the sump/fuge never. I'm in with Robert and use a filter sock.

10-24-2006, 09:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
swissgaurd Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: mississauga,canada Posts: 540 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... i clean the sump every spring, the overflow i scrape the glass every once in a while. i did clean somefin else last night that was my metal halide fixture.i cleaned the fans to, holy.... were they dirty. took couple hrs vic

10-24-2006, 10:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... Thanks for the reminder! I need to clean my canopy/lights too.... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

10-24-2006, 12:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
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10-24-2006, 12:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... Another excellent point! Thanks Charlie __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

10-24-2006, 12:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cleaning Sumps/Overflows... ...ohh man... I so need to get my python's faucet adapter replaced!!!!! I just lugged buckets this weekend __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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