How do I clean sump of nuvo fusion 10 gal

[azi]

I have a nuvo fusion 10 gallon and I put live rock in ny sump. I just realied that I had a pest. It looks like a very thin wite tube and is made from calcium.(Ive had them before and hate them. I want to get to get rid of them and clean my sump. But I can't get in to my sump help

[RedTheReefer]

Pictures of this pest?

It could either be feather dusters or Vermetid worms. Feather dusters are harmless but Vermetid worms are really hard to eradicate from a tank. Some completely start over to remove them.

 

If you want to clean the back compartments, I usually siphon water out and scrub away (I have the same tank) but its hard to get every surface since its pretty cramped with your hand back there.

[azi]

3 hours ago, RedTheReefer said:

Pictures of this pest?

It could either be feather dusters or Vermetid worms. Feather dusters are harmless but Vermetid worms are really hard to eradicate from a tank. Some completely start over to remove them.

 

If you want to clean the back compartments, I usually siphon water out and scrub away (I have the same tank) but its hard to get every surface since its pretty cramped with your hand back there.

I have Vermetid worms. But it is in my sump and the tank only has one rock of gps that's very small and some snails.  Shoul i just drain my filter for a few days

 

[RedTheReefer]

You can just manually scrape them off but don't be surprised if you see them again. I have them as well. 😕

[Tired]

Don't bother removing the ones in your sump. They'll just come back. Vermatids are only harmful if they're directly next to a coral and are irritating it with their slime net, so you should focus on removing any that happen to pop up in the display. The sump ones are actually useful- they eat detritus. If you really want them out, scrape them out with a long tool. Don't leave your filter drained, that might not kill them and would cause you some flow issues.