Sumps need cleaning too!

[Krish]

I just wanted to share a photo with everyone to show you why sumps need to be cleaned out too incase you didn't know. I have only had a problem with algae growing in my sump (fuge section) and have only had nitrates get as high as 10ppm since my tank has been up and running since August. I have been wondering why I could never get my nitrates down to 0 even with all of the water changes. I decided that maybe it was because of the few pieces of LR I had in my sump so I decided to remove them today along with the algae on the fuge sections walls.. Besides what I washed off of the rocks in the sink and the algae I washed out of my net, here is a photo of what I vaccumed out of the bottom of my sump which had about 700gph of flow going through it 24/7. I have now removed the rock and will just dump some chaeto in there without it. I am going to check my nitrates later after the water has settled to see if there was any drop.

I hope this info may be useful to someone else.

 

[CarlaW]

I have been served coffee that looks like that!
Good info Krish, one of these days I'll get up enuf gumption to get into mine and clean it out. It's gonna be ugly!!

 

[The Apprentice]

Sump cleaning

Alot of times Krish when i do my water changes I drop MJ 1200in my sump and let it mix every thing up and I keep my skimmers running while this is being done I leave all other pumps off except for the skimmers and in about 20 min it seems to clear up. Well the skimmers needs cleaning then

 

[CarlaW]

Alot of times Krish when i do my water changes I drop MJ 1200in my sump and let it mix every thing up and I keep my skimmers running while this is being done I leave all other pumps off except for the skimmers and in about 20 min it seems to clear up. Well the skimmers needs cleaning then

Aw come on, you gotta do something with your life!!!

 

[The Apprentice]

aw come on Charlie!

HHMMM lets see clean sumps or go to Spokane and drool

Aw come on, you gotta do something with your life!!!

 

[CarlaW]

I'm gonna go over to Spokane and drool here about Thursday. The heck with a clean sump.

 

[Krish]

What's happening in Spokane?

 

[CarlaW]

What's happening in Spokane?

Aquatic Dreams

 

[The Apprentice]

Just a good place to drool

Just a little store Charlie & I always run into each other Wish i could run into ya up there as well Krish well you might not like the cold weather

http://www.aquaticdreams.biz/

What's happening in Spokane?

 

[Krish]

Just a little store Charlie & I always run into each other Wish i could run into ya up there as well Krish well you might not like the cold weather

http://www.aquaticdreams.biz/

I think I could handle the cold to hang out with a few buddies

 

[tony2005]

Brrrrrrrrrr,too cold for me

 

[CarlaW]

I think I could handle the cold to hang out with a few buddies

Just wear a warm jacket, turn the heater in your car up, and take a cruise. Heck, this ain't cold yet. It's 8 above here right now, and I'm betting it isn't much warmer in Spokane.

 

[sryder]

charlie, remember krish has a newbie on the way. he' d better get used to his hanging out days being over....lol

 

[Krish]

charlie, remember krish has a newbie on the way. he' d better get used to his hanging out days being over....lol

LOL...Our days here have 48 hrs instead of 24 hrs. I'll always have hanging out time here...