This is a questions I've been curious about as well. I've seen several vids of people having snails in their regular sumps. Does anyone do this with all in one tanks? I'm pretty convinced that there's a lot of buildup in the big chamber of my IM40.
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Is there a trick to getting the vacuum siphon going if the sump and bucket siphoning into are on the same level? I can't figure out how i can vacuum some cyano (or another type of algae) from my refugium without emptying the refugium! Thought maybe you knew a trick with that python!Occasionally vacuum it with a python - just the detritus.
Is there a trick to getting the vacuum siphon going if the sump and bucket siphoning into are on the same level? I can't figure out how i can vacuum some cyano (or another type of algae) from my refugium without emptying the refugium! Thought maybe you knew a trick with that python!
Yup. I put a hose on the end of my return nozzle and the other end into a felt bag clipped onto the edge of my sump. I’ll throw a powerhead in the sump and walk away for 30 minutes and voilá, clean sump!I’ll try to post pictures when I get back home but I use something that looks like a hang on back filter that has an accessory hose to vacuum the gravel. This has a mesh filter bag that would filter the water before putting it back on the tank.
I removed the filter mesh and place a bucket next to the sump with the gang on places on the bucket and use the hose to vacuum the sump, dumping the water into a bucket.
I do this in order to combine sump cleaning with a water change. If you just want to vacuum detritus you could simply place the hang on on the sump, install the mesh and vacuum. I’m not a fan because sump detritus tends to be decaying matter that turns into dust once disturbed so I prefer to dump hat water out.
Nice...I gotta get one of those!if you have a python - it hooks up to your faucet and uses water to start and maintain the siphon - if the tank is lower than the faucet. Takes about 30 seconds and only a little water to vacuum the sump.
Crabs and Snails in the sump make me nervous!
can get sucked into things like skimmer pump. Actually had that happen last weekWhy do crabs and snails in the sump make you nervous?
I love the polls! It helps me see what others are doing to adjust or continue my habits.I edited the poll to allow multiple choices so we can pick all that applies. Thanks!
UnfortunateI made the mistake of throwing crabs in my sump they got stuck in my skimmer! 11 of them