Hog Head Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I am doing a water change and cleaning the refugium out at the same time. An idea hit me to clean out the sand/mud mixture and replace it with the plethora of rubble that I have. Is this a good idea? Would you do it? What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 As long as you can get all of it out of there and not go back to the main tank - your ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 As long as you can get all of it out of there and not go back to the main tank - your ok. The refugium area is isolated and would be completely cleaned out. My thought is the rubble and macro would be a little cleaner and hold onto less crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 None of the macro algae is actually growing out of the mud so I dont know if it is actually doing any good. Plus the mud is 3-4 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohaynow Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 siphon the water, scoop the mud, shop vac the leftovers. Thats how I would do it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 siphon the water' date=' scoop the mud, shop vac the leftovers. Thats how I would do it,[/quote'] She's as clean as a whistle. The rubble is going in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I have been thinking of doing the same thing. My fuge in my sump is fairly nasty and I wonder if some of my phosphate issues are coming from it. I do have a lot of unique sponges and stuff down there though. Thought it would be a good idea to just pull my entire sump out and give it a good cleaning. Let us know how it looks and if all seems good when done. I have got almost 4 years of gunk built up down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 I have been thinking of doing the same thing. My fuge in my sump is fairly nasty and I wonder if some of my phosphate issues are coming from it. I do have a lot of unique sponges and stuff down there though. Thought it would be a good idea to just pull my entire sump out and give it a good cleaning. Let us know how it looks and if all seems good when done. I have got almost 4 years of gunk built up down there. Everything looks good. I even moved equipment around to make maintenance a little easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I removed the junk out of my setup a while ago, best decision ever. Tank is so much easier to keep crystal clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Think I might just do that this weekend. Glad I put a side door in on my stand. Unhook it all and the sump should just slide out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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