Who uses a Wet/Dry Shop Vac on their Reef?

[reefme]

I do oone time when my floor got flooded. Hehehe

[TimT]

The thought makes me nervous as salt water is very conductive, little bit of mist in the vac and whammo you have an afro. Freshwater is not very conductive so I would do it then. I would first make an extension cord with a GFCI and plug the vac into it.

[Cal_stir]

I use an old salt bucket, I cut 3 holes in the lid, 1 for the shop vac hose, 1 for a 3/4" hose I use for vacuuming and a 1" hole to let some air in so the bucket doesn't collapse and it slows down the suction so I don't suck the water out too quickly which gives me more time to get the gunk. Saves getting the smelly gunk into the shop vac.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Cal_stir

I use an old salt bucket, I cut 3 holes in the lid, 1 for the shop vac hose, 1 for a 3/4" hose I use for vacuuming and a 1" hole to let some air in so the bucket doesn't collapse and it slows down the suction so I don't suck the water out too quickly which gives me more time to get the gunk. Saves getting the smelly gunk into the shop vac.

That's actually quite genius

Although I think I'd skip the third hole, seems to me unlikely a shop vac could collapse a standard pail but perhaps a valve for some adjustment would be wise... hmmm

[Cal_stir]

Originally Posted by sphelps

That's actually quite genius

Although I think I'd skip the third hole, seems to me unlikely a shop vac could collapse a standard pail but perhaps a valve for some adjustment would be wise... hmmm

I tried it without the extra hole in H2Ocean bucket and it collapsed it real good.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Cal_stir

I tried it without the extra hole in H2Ocean bucket and it collapsed it real good.

Crazy, your vac must be stronger than mine.

[ILIKECOUGARS]

Shop vac work great for cleaning out the sump, just take out the filter bag and your good to go. As mention the ball will stop the suction when it's full of water.