sump fish

[fatsolomon]

i notice lots of detritis in my 45g sump building up. i vaccum all the time but it is a pain in the ass. is there a fish that i can get and put in there or would the usual janitorial crew work out?

 

[fatsolomon]

i am going to try to put one of my baby mollies in the sump and see what happens. any other suggestions?

 

[Max]

I'd say that the mollies would make the situation worse not better. If I were going to put a detriovour in my sump I'd go for a cucumber. Just remember it's there if you ever have to treat the tank.
Cheers
Max

 

[Max]

Oh, and that still won't end your chores but, it will lock up more nutrients.

 

[hayden]

do you run a filter sock? it will stop more nutreant carrying particals from getting to the stuff in the first place.

 

[fatsolomon]

do you run a filter sock? it will stop more nutreant carrying particals from getting to the stuff in the first place.

do you mean the prefilter sponge in the overflows or a sock on the end of the overflow tube?

 

[fatsolomon]

because i have prefilters on both tanks and prefilters on the return pumps

 

[fatsolomon]

in the main tank if there is any detritus buildup i find the herms eating it before long. i figured it wouldnt make a difference if they were in the main system or the sump.

 

[dr_sudz]

Why not just build a deep sand bed, that way you can take out some of the nitrates with anarobic bacteria possibly put in a few plants to help out as well?

 

[Pufferpunk]

What goes in, must come out. Haven't you ever seen a cuke poo? Your best bet is to vaccume the sump every other month & be done with it. If you run a filter sock, you must change them weekly, if not sooner & have a back up.