MY TRICK TO A CLEAN SUMP :)

[Dr Joe]

After the bio-media, refugium style.

You can use floating and fully submerged there.

 

[West1]

Is there a specific good plant to add in the Sump?
Do you think the powerhead will mess up the leaves of the plants?

 

[Dr Joe]

Floating - Water hyacinth, Water lettuce.

Submerged - anacharis, foxtail.

All are cheap and easy to grow.

You can adjust the PH or anchor the plants to accommodate the current.

 

[Bud8Fan]

I have my drip tray full of about 2.5" of polyfiber and my pot scrubbies still get impregnated with gunk over time.....although,as Joe mentioned it still takes about 6 months before it gets bad enough that I need to clean out the sump.

I think that's what they call dissolved organic solids that build up on your media.