snail guard 5000

redpyro · 01/29/2005, 08:03 PM

I figured it has never happened so I was due for a snail to crawl and put my overflow and flood my tank....figured i would strike first.

redpyro · 01/29/2005, 08:04 PM

ohh...simple egg crate from lowes, and a little 5 minute epoxy...completely removeable unit, easy for cleaning.

tampa-reefer · 01/29/2005, 08:15 PM

Good job

aqua5 · 01/29/2005, 08:18 PM

is it just all on the inside?

redpyro · 01/29/2005, 09:27 PM

sits entirely in the overflow if thats what your asking

gitsumpottery · 01/29/2005, 09:33 PM

Beats the snail guard 4000 (just setting a piece of eggcrate ontop of your overflow). That's what I am using!

Zac

redpyro · 01/29/2005, 09:34 PM

that would word, i like overdoing it. I thoung one of my turbos might push it off and crawl in...they like to push crap around my tank

gitsumpottery · 01/29/2005, 09:38 PM

I was going to get the snail guard 4500 (eggcrate with rock on top), but I was too cheap.

Toutouche · 01/29/2005, 09:39 PM

Although a little different, I've basically done the samething. What I did on the sides is add a 2nd layer of eggcrate on the inside of the 1st layer, but offset the squares by half therefore decreasing the opening of each square to half. Before i did this, I caught my cerith snails and one of my cukes ( twice) trying to sneak through. Now nothing gets through anymore.

gitsumpottery · 01/29/2005, 09:45 PM

toutouche, that's a pretty darn good idea, I would imagine getting a cuke stuck in the overflow could create some serious problems....

Toutouche · 01/29/2005, 09:59 PM

I caught it twice in the middle of squeezing through the eggcrate before I modified it. Anyone who knows cukes, knows that they can liquify themselves to an extent to squeeze through an opening if they want to. My cuke would squeeze through and the part that had already made it through, would become bigger again..., kinda like when a tree grows through a fence. Imagine how hard it is to push it back through without stressing it out any. I had to gently prod and push it though till it would slowly go back on it's own!!

Naturlis · 01/29/2005, 10:50 PM

LOL... I have the old school snail guard 1000 H-series (hermits) I haven't seen a snail in years

redpyro · 01/30/2005, 09:43 AM

all my snails are to large to get through a snigle sized hole, but the double up thing is a great idea for things that would squeeze through

mille239 · 01/13/2006, 11:40 AM

what is the best way to cut egg crate CLEANLY?

Dubbin1 · 01/13/2006, 11:48 AM

Hey what ever happened with the 3000 version? Did it not make it out of beta testing

mille239 · 01/13/2006, 11:52 AM

wow, that was bad.

Naturlis · 01/13/2006, 12:42 PM

Thats tough... I usually use a pair of Dykes (side cutters) but it is rarely a clean cut, it usually explodes and flies everywhere... I've tried scissors, tin snips, etc. I bet if the piece was heated up (like leaving it in the sun for a while) it might be more pliable and not fly everywhere and be a cleaner cut. You could always clean up the cut afterwards carefully with a bench grinder of file. Good luck

mille239 · 01/13/2006, 01:53 PM

what about a fine cutting blade on a dremel?

alphaferret · 01/13/2006, 02:04 PM

yeh that or a roto zip

maybe a xacto knife that has been heated up!?

cateyes · 01/13/2006, 08:38 PM

i like the idea,, does the eggcrate go all the way down to the bottom of the overflow?????

01/29/2005, 08:03 PM	#1
redpyro Moved On Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Greenville, Ohio Posts: 3,504	snail guard 5000 I figured it has never happened so I was due for a snail to crawl and put my overflow and flood my tank....figured i would strike first.

01/29/2005, 08:15 PM	#3
tampa-reefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 866	Good job __________________ Psychobilly and Rockabilly Tiger Army never dies. Current Tank Info: Some type of glass box

01/29/2005, 09:33 PM	#6
gitsumpottery Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: St Paul, MN Posts: 425	Beats the snail guard 4000 (just setting a piece of eggcrate ontop of your overflow). That's what I am using! Zac __________________ Hey, do you think KFC is still open? Current Tank Info: taking a short break while I move to a new house... big tank here i come!

01/29/2005, 09:38 PM	#8
gitsumpottery Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: St Paul, MN Posts: 425	I was going to get the snail guard 4500 (eggcrate with rock on top), but I was too cheap. __________________ Hey, do you think KFC is still open? Current Tank Info: taking a short break while I move to a new house... big tank here i come!

01/29/2005, 09:39 PM	#9
Toutouche Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,133	Although a little different, I've basically done the samething. What I did on the sides is add a 2nd layer of eggcrate on the inside of the 1st layer, but offset the squares by half therefore decreasing the opening of each square to half. Before i did this, I caught my cerith snails and one of my cukes ( twice) trying to sneak through. Now nothing gets through anymore. __________________ Remember, the Titanic was built by Professionals, but the Ark was built by amateurs!

01/29/2005, 08:04 PM	#2
redpyro Moved On Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Greenville, Ohio Posts: 3,504	ohh...simple egg crate from lowes, and a little 5 minute epoxy...completely removeable unit, easy for cleaning.

01/29/2005, 08:18 PM	#4
aqua5 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 638	is it just all on the inside?

01/29/2005, 09:27 PM	#5
redpyro Moved On Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Greenville, Ohio Posts: 3,504	sits entirely in the overflow if thats what your asking

01/29/2005, 09:34 PM	#7
redpyro Moved On Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Greenville, Ohio Posts: 3,504	that would word, i like overdoing it. I thoung one of my turbos might push it off and crawl in...they like to push crap around my tank

01/29/2005, 09:45 PM	#10
gitsumpottery Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: St Paul, MN Posts: 425	toutouche, that's a pretty darn good idea, I would imagine getting a cuke stuck in the overflow could create some serious problems.... __________________ Hey, do you think KFC is still open? Current Tank Info: taking a short break while I move to a new house... big tank here i come!

01/29/2005, 09:59 PM	#11
Toutouche Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,133	I caught it twice in the middle of squeezing through the eggcrate before I modified it. Anyone who knows cukes, knows that they can liquify themselves to an extent to squeeze through an opening if they want to. My cuke would squeeze through and the part that had already made it through, would become bigger again..., kinda like when a tree grows through a fence. Imagine how hard it is to push it back through without stressing it out any. I had to gently prod and push it though till it would slowly go back on it's own!! __________________ Remember, the Titanic was built by Professionals, but the Ark was built by amateurs!

01/29/2005, 10:50 PM	#12
Naturlis Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: N.E Pa. Posts: 364	LOL... I have the old school snail guard 1000 H-series (hermits) I haven't seen a snail in years

01/30/2005, 09:43 AM	#13
redpyro Moved On Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Greenville, Ohio Posts: 3,504	all my snails are to large to get through a snigle sized hole, but the double up thing is a great idea for things that would squeeze through

01/13/2006, 11:40 AM	#14
mille239 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrison Twp., MI Posts: 1,644	what is the best way to cut egg crate CLEANLY? __________________ -Blair Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the creation of this post, though a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. Current Tank Info: 120 SPS reef in progress, 120 mixed reef, currently being completely rebuilt)

01/13/2006, 11:48 AM	#15
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	Hey what ever happened with the 3000 version? Did it not make it out of beta testing

01/13/2006, 11:52 AM	#16
mille239 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrison Twp., MI Posts: 1,644	wow, that was bad. __________________ -Blair Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the creation of this post, though a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. Current Tank Info: 120 SPS reef in progress, 120 mixed reef, currently being completely rebuilt)

01/13/2006, 12:42 PM	#17
Naturlis Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: N.E Pa. Posts: 364	Cleanly Thats tough... I usually use a pair of Dykes (side cutters) but it is rarely a clean cut, it usually explodes and flies everywhere... I've tried scissors, tin snips, etc. I bet if the piece was heated up (like leaving it in the sun for a while) it might be more pliable and not fly everywhere and be a cleaner cut. You could always clean up the cut afterwards carefully with a bench grinder of file. Good luck

01/13/2006, 01:53 PM	#18
mille239 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrison Twp., MI Posts: 1,644	what about a fine cutting blade on a dremel? __________________ -Blair Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the creation of this post, though a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. Current Tank Info: 120 SPS reef in progress, 120 mixed reef, currently being completely rebuilt)

01/13/2006, 02:04 PM	#19
alphaferret Pitcher Hill Reef Society Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nor' Syracuse Posts: 2,824	yeh that or a roto zip maybe a xacto knife that has been heated up!? __________________ "With what little time we have we must..." Current Tank Info: 46 bow w/20 gal sump/30 gal. fuge/Reef Octo 150/Seio m620/koralia 3/mag5/Nova extreme t5/Powerbrite actinic LED

01/13/2006, 08:38 PM	#20
cateyes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: OliveBranch, Mississippi Posts: 2,773	i like the idea,, does the eggcrate go all the way down to the bottom of the overflow????? __________________ some things in life are not meant to be understood... just accepted.... Current Tank Info: 150 gallon mixed reef, 35ish gallon RBTA tank..