Cheato in the overflow

Koddie Doo · 04/02/2011, 10:37 PM

I have always wanted to put some cheato in my overflow. Since I have durso pipes and the overflow is a corner flow so it gets plenty of light. I thought that would make use of dead space.... any-thoughts?

noahm · 04/02/2011, 10:41 PM

I can't really tumble, but neither does the ball in my sump. The main thing is how easy it will be for you to pull out a toss the excess growth. I don't see a problem, but that is just my opinion.

brian762 · 04/03/2011, 12:07 AM

i would be worried that it could clog your drain.

jwoyshnar · 04/03/2011, 06:08 AM

In my 90 i just shut down i had tons of hair and turf algae in mine. I cleaned it out every week. I think that was one of the reasons why that tank was so stable. Im seeding some pieces of eggcrate now to toss into my new tank to do the same thing.

04/02/2011, 10:37 PM	#1
Koddie Doo Czar of All ThingsAwesome Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 2,578	Cheato in the overflow I have always wanted to put some cheato in my overflow. Since I have durso pipes and the overflow is a corner flow so it gets plenty of light. I thought that would make use of dead space.... any-thoughts? __________________ I like to superglue living creatures to rocks and suspend a crazy amount of light inches away from the surface of the water just to stare at it. Mostly Softies and Nems / Marineland 90 / RS-200 3rd

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04/02/2011, 10:41 PM	#2
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	I can't really tumble, but neither does the ball in my sump. The main thing is how easy it will be for you to pull out a toss the excess growth. I don't see a problem, but that is just my opinion.

04/03/2011, 12:07 AM	#3
brian762 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 654	i would be worried that it could clog your drain.

04/03/2011, 06:08 AM	#4
jwoyshnar Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: 18441 Posts: 1,531	In my 90 i just shut down i had tons of hair and turf algae in mine. I cleaned it out every week. I think that was one of the reasons why that tank was so stable. Im seeding some pieces of eggcrate now to toss into my new tank to do the same thing.