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sdellin · 01-15-2006, 05:21 PM

Ace, my understanding of live rock is that you don't have to clean/replace it.

Lando? In a sump, what maintenance on live rock rubble?

sdellin · 01-15-2006, 05:22 PM

xxnonamexx, post pics, that link didn't work.

xxnonamexx · 01-15-2006, 06:27 PM

http://flickr.com/photos/59422509@N00/

**lando** · 01-16-2006, 10:35 AM

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Lando? In a sump, what maintenance on live rock rubble?

I remove my [acronym:d5775fc1bc="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:d5775fc1bc] rubble twice a year so I can clean out my sump. That is it.

sdellin · 01-16-2006, 01:27 PM

Do you remove it and put the same rubble back or put in new rubble?

(We need it spelled out here... well, I do anyway!)

**lando** · 01-16-2006, 01:57 PM

Same rubble. I just put my rubble in a bucket of [acronym:b7f9ff77f3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:b7f9ff77f3] taken from the tank at water change time. I then rinse out the sump with [acronym:b7f9ff77f3="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:b7f9ff77f3] and put everything back together and replace the lost water volume with aged and airated [acronym:b7f9ff77f3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:b7f9ff77f3].

sdellin · 01-17-2006, 01:08 AM

Thanks, that just about spells it out for me.

BillyZ · 01-17-2006, 12:58 PM

lando correct me if i'm wrong...

sdellin, lando pulls out the [acronym:5c306772cc="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:5c306772cc] rubble just so she can remove settled detritus and waste from the bottom of her sump to keep it from building up. The removal of the rubble is really just a convience factor to make the cleaning of the sump easier.

that correct lando?

tecwzrd · 01-17-2006, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyZ

just so she can remove settled detritus and waste from the bottom of her sump to keep it from building up.

Lando is a female??? I thought Brian was a boy’s name

They really need a gender label in the profile category so we can properly address people

**lando** · 01-17-2006, 02:33 PM

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Lando is a female??? I thought Brian was a boy’s name

If the pictures were right in school, I am a boy

01-15-2006, 05:21 PM	#11
sdellin Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vacaville, California Posts: 913 Images: 10	Ace, my understanding of live rock is that you don't have to clean/replace it. Lando? In a sump, what maintenance on live rock rubble? __________________ Sharon There's no percula like a true percula.

01-15-2006, 05:22 PM	#12
sdellin Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vacaville, California Posts: 913 Images: 10	xxnonamexx, post pics, that link didn't work. __________________ Sharon There's no percula like a true percula.

01-16-2006, 01:27 PM	#15
sdellin Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vacaville, California Posts: 913 Images: 10	Do you remove it and put the same rubble back or put in new rubble? (We need it spelled out here... well, I do anyway!) __________________ Sharon There's no percula like a true percula.

01-16-2006, 01:57 PM	#16
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,669 Images: 46	Same rubble. I just put my rubble in a bucket of [acronym:b7f9ff77f3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:b7f9ff77f3] taken from the tank at water change time. I then rinse out the sump with [acronym:b7f9ff77f3="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:b7f9ff77f3] and put everything back together and replace the lost water volume with aged and airated [acronym:b7f9ff77f3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:b7f9ff77f3]. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

01-17-2006, 01:08 AM	#17
sdellin Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vacaville, California Posts: 913 Images: 10	Thanks, that just about spells it out for me. __________________ Sharon There's no percula like a true percula.

01-15-2006, 06:27 PM	#13
xxnonamexx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York Posts: 358	http://flickr.com/photos/59422509@N00/

01-17-2006, 12:58 PM	#18
BillyZ Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Western NY Posts: 3,622 Images: 6	lando correct me if i'm wrong... sdellin, lando pulls out the [acronym:5c306772cc="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:5c306772cc] rubble just so she can remove settled detritus and waste from the bottom of her sump to keep it from building up. The removal of the rubble is really just a convience factor to make the cleaning of the sump easier. that correct lando? __________________ Acronyms and Abbreviations

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