gross

[Nano]

Return pump was pretty sick last weekend. But my korilias were nasty too. It's a toss up for me.

[11purewater]

I'm amazed at the amount of life growing in that kind of flow

[Madreefer]

I beleive it's Dez I think that can answer that question. A good skimmer that hasn't been cleaned in a while. Hands down

[lpsreefer]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I beleive it's Dez I think that can answer that question. A good skimmer that hasn't been cleaned in a while. Hands down

oh yeah! skimmer has my vote!

or a sump that was shut down and not cleaned out for a few months.

[Nano]

What about a running sump. How the heck do you manage to siphon that gunk out? Run a pump backwards some how? That's a nasty job I bet.

[lpsreefer]

Originally Posted by Nano

What about a running sump. How the heck do you manage to siphon that gunk out? Run a pump backwards some how? That's a nasty job I bet.

"siphon hose"

[Nano]

:P well yeah, but your sump would have to be higher then the bucket right? If its on the floor then what? I'd imagine either suck out the crud bit by bit with a turkey baster or else a small pump in reverse. I dont know how a gravity Fed siphon would work without gravity

Also yea skimmers are dirty work. Try getting your hands inside a tunze 9002 to clean it lol. Not pretty oh well, at least its a small unit to clean.

[ensquire]

Big Shopvac works best.

Originally Posted by Nano

What about a running sump. How the heck do you manage to siphon that gunk out? Run a pump backwards some how? That's a nasty job I bet.

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by ensquire

Big Shopvac works best.

Yup thats what I use. Once a month. Only thing that shop vacs used for.

[kien]

Clogged bioPellet reactor..