[Steve Nguyen]

Tony,

totally agreed. this is the exact what settling design to do. it's designed for easy waste removal with little water waste. I have a self-made settling tank with bottom drain so I can remove the waste as often as I want with 3 to 5 gallons of water used each time. I have dedicated pump for this purpose and worked out really well. it's as simple as open the ball valve and turn on the pump.

Steve

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori I have seen people just vacuum the waste out of the settling instead of dumping all that water. It sounds like a good thing, if your settling chamber is built right then "settling" of waste can be vacuumed safely with out disturbing it.