how should i clean my sump tank

[Jas7]

hey everyone..i was just looking at my sump tank and it is dirty..was wanting to do a clean up..dirty as there is alot of dirt on the glass floor and just wana clean that up..but with my skimmer inside..how should i do it properly??has anyone ever done smth like this or should i just leave it alone..it is not that dirty but just wana do smth abt it

[mengyang_neo]

hey everyone..i was just looking at my sump tank and it is dirty..was wanting to do a clean up..dirty as there is alot of dirt on the glass floor and just wana clean that up..but with my skimmer inside..how should i do it properly??has anyone ever done smth like this or should i just leave it alone..it is not that dirty but just wana do smth abt it

This is what i do, when i was changing the water, i will suck out the water n dirt from the sump tank. This way the dirt will be sucked out without disturbing anything. =)

[Jas7]

This is what i do, when i was changing the water, i will suck out the water n dirt from the sump tank. This way the dirt will be sucked out without disturbing anything. =)

hahaha..i was thinking the same thing..as all i want to go is suck out the dirt which is on the sump tank floor..so i should get a small pump right?and do it

[jackywongto]

hahaha..i was thinking the same thing..as all i want to go is suck out the dirt which is on the sump tank floor..so i should get a small pump right?and do it

Use a hose and siphon it. no mess.

[Jas7]

Use a hose and siphon it. no mess.

sorry as am just blur but what is siphon?

[jackywongto]

sorry as am just blur but what is siphon?

siphon - suck out using a hose.

In detail and you might already know this:

Take a hose, fill the whole hose up with water. Use your thumps to cover both ends.

Put one end into the sump, the other end into a pail.

The end at the sump must be at a higher level than the end at the pail

Let go the thumb at the sump and then the thumb at the pail

the water will flow from the sump to the pail.

Move the hose in the sump to suck out all the dirt.

[limsc]

siphon - suck out using a hose.

In detail and you might already know this:

Take a hose, fill the whole hose up with water. Use your thumps to cover both ends.

Put one end into the sump, the other end into a pail.

The end at the sump must be at a higher level than the end at the pail

Let go the thumb at the sump and then the thumb at the pail

the water will flow from the sump to the pail.

Move the hose in the sump to suck out all the dirt.

Use the normal air tubing as the hose since normally the sump is almost at your normal floor level >> so that the pail does not fill up that fast to end the siphon.

[Jas7]

siphon - suck out using a hose.

In detail and you might already know this:

Take a hose, fill the whole hose up with water. Use your thumps to cover both ends.

Put one end into the sump, the other end into a pail.

The end at the sump must be at a higher level than the end at the pail

Let go the thumb at the sump and then the thumb at the pail

the water will flow from the sump to the pail.

Move the hose in the sump to suck out all the dirt.

perfect..thanks

[Jas7]

Use the normal air tubing as the hose since normally the sump is almost at your normal floor level >> so that the pail does not fill up that fast to end the siphon.

thanks

appreciate it

[Jas7]

siphon - suck out using a hose.

In detail and you might already know this:

Take a hose, fill the whole hose up with water. Use your thumps to cover both ends.

Put one end into the sump, the other end into a pail.

The end at the sump must be at a higher level than the end at the pail

Let go the thumb at the sump and then the thumb at the pail

the water will flow from the sump to the pail.

Move the hose in the sump to suck out all the dirt.

Thanks..i just practiced this SIPHON method and it was amazing..cleaned my whole sump tank..squeaky clean now..

thanks alot to everyone