Fish in overflow

jallen100 · 03/18/2008, 08:57 AM

What is the best way to keep my fish from getting in my overflow boxes? My clown took the long trip to my sump the day after I got him and now I have a damsel who is stuck in there. Unfortunately without taking all the piping out there is now way to get him out. I was hoping he would get sucked in and make the trip to the overflow but I think he is to smart for that so he is just kinda swimming around the bottom. I dont wanna have to keep dealing with this.

Kootch · 03/18/2008, 11:25 AM

You could try covering the top of the overflow box with a mesh material, like a roll of plastic gutter guard from Home Depot.

xeonox · 03/18/2008, 11:35 AM

mesh. just hope that the suction isnt so powerful that they get stuck to the mesh.

03/18/2008, 08:57 AM	#1
jallen100 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Blacklick, Ohio Posts: 220	Fish in overflow What is the best way to keep my fish from getting in my overflow boxes? My clown took the long trip to my sump the day after I got him and now I have a damsel who is stuck in there. Unfortunately without taking all the piping out there is now way to get him out. I was hoping he would get sucked in and make the trip to the overflow but I think he is to smart for that so he is just kinda swimming around the bottom. I dont wanna have to keep dealing with this.

03/18/2008, 11:25 AM	#2
Kootch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Burlington, CT Posts: 56	You could try covering the top of the overflow box with a mesh material, like a roll of plastic gutter guard from Home Depot.

03/18/2008, 11:35 AM	#3
xeonox Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 65	mesh. just hope that the suction isnt so powerful that they get stuck to the mesh.