tricks for removing detritus from sump?

[nuro]

im just curious to see the ways you guys all remove detritus from your sump; ive got got a tiny 10 gallon wetdry that has accumulated alot of under the biobals and the best thing i can figure is a wetdry vac and totally draining the thing. how do you guys do iit?

 

[bs21]

can you remove the bio balls and siphon it out during a water change?
usually good idea to clean half the bioballs every so often.

 

[nuro]

ya, i pull out and cleaned the balls last week; the problem is the crap is on the bottum of the sump, which is on the floor, so i cant get a siphon going since the floor is as low as it goes :/

 

[srfisher17]

With a sump that small; a turkey baster may work. You could also adapt a small PH or pump with a piece of tubing that should reach anywhere.

 

[pbienkiewi]

Unfortunately you may have to disconnect the plumbing parts and remove it to clean it.

 

[salt life]

Turn off your return pump, stir up the water where all the crap is, and if you have an extra pump, pump the water out. or if you have a shop vac just attach a piece of clean tubing on it and suck it out, but on my old sump I did the first way

 

[naclh2o nut]

use a P/H in hand and hold it near the bottom. Have line going into bucket and it will suck up dirt and spit it out.

 

[nuro]

awesome; thanks for the advice guys. I'm picking up a PH today and i think ill go that route.