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I had a very close call today. I was cleaning out my sump and doing 30 Gal water change afterwards.
I think 4 months was to long between cleanings because a lot of crap had built up in the sump.
Long story short, I was 60% of the way through job and noticed that it was 5:55pm so I had to run like a headless chicken and get a small disposable plastic cup and fill it with the clean mixed water and insert it between the orange clip and the glass so that the tubing would not suck in any of the gunk that was swirling in the sump water. BTW this cup thing worked perfectly.
So now I am thinking that this little tube could get blocked by a sand grain or some other stuff in the water. I am kind of surprised that Neptune does not include a filter for this small line. Has anyone found a ready made filter that works?
If not I will have to design and make something.
Thanks for any suggestions.
I think 4 months was to long between cleanings because a lot of crap had built up in the sump.
Long story short, I was 60% of the way through job and noticed that it was 5:55pm so I had to run like a headless chicken and get a small disposable plastic cup and fill it with the clean mixed water and insert it between the orange clip and the glass so that the tubing would not suck in any of the gunk that was swirling in the sump water. BTW this cup thing worked perfectly.
So now I am thinking that this little tube could get blocked by a sand grain or some other stuff in the water. I am kind of surprised that Neptune does not include a filter for this small line. Has anyone found a ready made filter that works?
If not I will have to design and make something.
Thanks for any suggestions.