Silt in wet dry...

[eng50]

Should this be removed or is this part of good bacteria? It is a thin layer coating the bottom of the sump. Thank you...Sorry for such a silly question...

 

[gregzbobo]

Should not be a problem. Some people even put a layer of sand in the sump, to complement whats in the display tank. I personally have about 15 pounds of base quality live rock in my sump and a thin layer of silt and some pebble from that in the bottom.

 

[eng50]

Thank you!!

 

[m.rogers]

gregzbobo is there a light over your sump or is your liverock in the dark

 

[gregzbobo]

Its just in the dark. It didn't have much in the way of algea on it when I bought it, so I figured it'd work just as good in the sump as it would in the tank, and I'd not have to look at it all that much, saves room for the nice rock in the tank.

 

[broomer5]

I get that light tan colored fine silt in my sump.
I figure it's fine particles of detritus that have passed through the sponge prefilters.
I'm not obsessed with this stuff - but I do clean out the sump every 6 months or so, when servicing the pumps, siphoning out the last inch of water in the sump during a water change, and wipe this fine stuff out with a sponge.
I don't know if it helps or hurts - but I doubt it hurts either way.
It's about time to do it again as matter of fact