What do you use to clean your sumps (and pipes)?

[PjFish]

Yeah there bull dozers but really never clog unless you barry it in sand any soft corals don’t stand a chance but can always fish them out ..I have larger shop vacs but only use the dedicated bucket one for aquariums..Easy to keep clean plus can toss livestock/ corals in full bucket then switch to a new clean bucket..
Wondering now if a dimmer switch would work on a shopvac ?? Hmm

 

[dangalang]

You could try using a dryer vent cleaning kit to clean your pipes if you don't want to disassemble your plumbing. Probably works best with new/clean plumbing and done on a regular basis, don't think it would be strong enough to knock off stuff with a hard shell like feather dusters, etc.

 

[MichaelB]

I would not plan to return any water you shopvac out unless your shopvac is brand new. You don’t know what junk has collected inside the tube even if you’ve done a good job cleaning the collector.

It works great though- very fast and powerful. I would never use it in the DT though, but it’ll suck out the entire contents of your sump in less than 30 seconds.

It would only be a one time thing for me to help break down that large tank. Just looking for easier options to remove sand, verse a cup or something taking me forever. Having the right tools makes John so much easier than trying to make what you have available work somehow.