Algae in overflows

MJAnderson · 11/15/2006, 07:09 PM

Anyone cover their overflow to reduce this? I'm cleaning mine weekly. I have 0 algae in my tank, but HA grows like mad in the overflow. Curios what others do.

squiddly · 11/15/2006, 07:11 PM

I just clean it out with a toothbrush. Then I put it back to see if anyone notices when they use it to brush their teeth :-). Just kidding.

old salty · 11/15/2006, 07:21 PM

I clean mine every couple of weeks as it does slow the overflows down after a while. I'm too lazy to make covers for the overflows.

Brucewrs · 11/15/2006, 08:15 PM

My snails make there way into my overflows and take care of it.

AD91158 · 11/15/2006, 08:28 PM

Cover them with black arylic or some other inert opaque material and the algae will be gone in less than a week. I finally realized what algae can do when my 65 gallon tank almost overflowed.

Chappy · 11/15/2006, 08:56 PM

Squiddly that's funny. I do that too!

MJAnderson · 11/15/2006, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brucewrs
My snails make there way into my overflows and take care of it.

I try my best to keep them out of there!

11/15/2006, 07:09 PM	#1
MJAnderson Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 2,633	Algae in overflows Anyone cover their overflow to reduce this? I'm cleaning mine weekly. I have 0 algae in my tank, but HA grows like mad in the overflow. Curios what others do.

11/15/2006, 07:11 PM	#2
squiddly Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Great Falls, VA Posts: 127	I just clean it out with a toothbrush. Then I put it back to see if anyone notices when they use it to brush their teeth :-). Just kidding. __________________ padawan learner Current Tank Info: aquapod 24, Oceanic 180

11/15/2006, 07:21 PM	#3
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I clean mine every couple of weeks as it does slow the overflows down after a while. I'm too lazy to make covers for the overflows. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

11/15/2006, 08:56 PM	#6
Chappy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grant, FL Posts: 315	Squiddly that's funny. I do that too! __________________ Chappy "No honey, I'm not playing online poker. Yes honey, I am looking up aquarium stuff. Yes honey, I'll come to bed now." Current Tank Info: 300 gallon Reef Savvy peninsula, AI Vega's, SPS, LPS

11/15/2006, 08:15 PM	#4
Brucewrs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hobe Sound,Florida Posts: 130	My snails make there way into my overflows and take care of it.

11/15/2006, 08:28 PM	#5
AD91158 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 122	Cover them with black arylic or some other inert opaque material and the algae will be gone in less than a week. I finally realized what algae can do when my 65 gallon tank almost overflowed.