porcnick Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 I have a few racks of tanks that drain into a sump that then pumps into a utility sink in my basement (a 55g home depot tub). I'm getting a certain amount of buildup of mulm and other junk in the sump naturally. Are there any good tips for making that easier to manage? I have a relatively beefy cast iron sump pump draining this thing, but It's not like it's one that's made for sewage (which is a thing I found out about for basement bathrooms). Anyone ever have trouble with clogs? I have the outet hooked to a regular garden hose at the moment, but maybe it would be wiser to hard plumb it with 2" pvc... Anyone out there with say, a separate settling chamber that the empty regularly to take care of the big stuff? Other stories of problems with this setup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) On 6/21/2024 at 12:31 PM, porcnick said: I have a few racks of tanks that drain into a sump that then pumps into a utility sink in my basement (a 55g home depot tub). I'm getting a certain amount of buildup of mulm and other junk in the sump naturally. Are there any good tips for making that easier to manage? I have a relatively beefy cast iron sump pump draining this thing, but It's not like it's one that's made for sewage (which is a thing I found out about for basement bathrooms). Anyone ever have trouble with clogs? I have the outet hooked to a regular garden hose at the moment, but maybe it would be wiser to hard plumb it with 2" pvc... Anyone out there with say, a separate settling chamber that the empty regularly to take care of the big stuff? Other stories of problems with this setup? Believe it or not some use the product Rid-x for septic tanks. From what I read it breaks down waste gunk. @porcnick Edited June 21 by Tlindsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube_Goldfish Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Maybe this is an obvious question but do you have a filter sock or something on the hoses draining the tanks into the sump? Depending on how that's setup, maybe you can filter out some amount of solids before they even get into the sump. But I've never set up a sump, so I'm sort of speaking out of turn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenman Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 A wet/dry vac might be the easiest solution, and they come in very handy for fish keepers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) On 6/21/2024 at 8:49 PM, Rube_Goldfish said: do you have a filter sock That is what most recommend and use for the intake line of the sump. Great suggestion. @Rube_Goldfish Edited June 22 by Tlindsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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