whats in your overflows?

aquaph8 · 07/29/2009, 05:26 PM

live rock
bioballs
nothing at all
???????????????????????

badpvtdan · 07/29/2009, 05:27 PM

Aiptasia.

aquaph8 · 07/29/2009, 05:28 PM

ha ha ( me too)

TWallace · 07/29/2009, 06:02 PM

Used to be bryopsis in my overflows until I made some acrylic covers for them and painted them black. Now nothing's in them.

evsalty · 07/29/2009, 06:07 PM

stand pipes and water

andrewkw · 07/29/2009, 06:27 PM

Billions of feather dusters sponges, and lots of coraline. for a few days both my flame and red margin wrasse. I just stuck my arm in with a net and swiped at them until they jumped back into the display

aquaph8 · 07/29/2009, 06:27 PM

I ask cause I still have bio balls in mine and I want to get rid of them. The only reason they are in there in the first place is to deaden the sound of the water. Anybody else have this problem or have any solutions

noahm · 07/29/2009, 07:00 PM

watchman goby, peppermint shrimp, a cuke, couple of snails and somehow a hermit.

To answer your question about water noise, I just use multiple overflow standpipes. The primary one has a gate valve on it to adjust and create a full siphon with the water level just under the overflow teeth. This makes it dead silent. The secondary standpipe is just about 1/4" higher in case the primary gets a snail or something in it. There is actually a third emergency standpipe just because I have a bunch of holes, but only really need one backup.

Cbravo212 · 07/29/2009, 07:42 PM

Just a note. If you remove the bioballs, remove them slowly. Do not remove them all at once.

Stanley-Reefer · 07/29/2009, 08:59 PM

One baby bangaii that is growing up in my left overflow! He's been there for 5 mos now and is getting bigger!

aquaph8 · 07/29/2009, 09:01 PM

thats pretty cool

Tangweed · 07/29/2009, 09:18 PM

looks like little, little white worms.

widmer · 07/29/2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cbravo212
Just a note. If you remove the bioballs, remove them slowly. Do not remove them all at once.

lol I think we're probably only talking about a handful or two of bioballs. What's the cumulative surface area there, 5 square inches?

kkdoughboy · 07/29/2009, 09:42 PM

My overflows are noisy as well. Very distracting when watching TV. Kinda like a gurgling type of noise. Didn't do that when I first got it. Maybe just cause of buildup? Any ideas on how to cut down on the noise? Thanks

Ebisan · 07/29/2009, 10:07 PM

Just my stockman standpipe. It is really quiet too.

Tadashi · 07/29/2009, 10:11 PM

tagging along to see any ideas to reduce the noise. I have the BioCube so standpipes not applicable. Tank is in the office so I need to make it as quiet as possible. Bad enough with the chiller and light fans.

Atm I have the skimmer return, chiller return, ATO sensor pipe, and return pump in the left section. The skimmer pump and chiller pump. Right section empty.

LOL bioball surface area not going to do a whole lot unless your tank has no rock, no sand, and is only 1 gal. O_o

Cbravo212 · 07/30/2009, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by widmer
lol I think we're probably only talking about a handful or two of bioballs. What's the cumulative surface area there, 5 square inches?

You are right. I totally misread. Would be hard to get a lot of balls in the overflow huh.

Beaun · 07/30/2009, 06:40 AM

Standpipe, heater, a few local hermits to keep things clean in the bottom.

ser_renely · 07/30/2009, 07:51 AM

algae

..wp.. · 07/30/2009, 08:07 AM

I set up mine as a mini fuge before going down to the main sump and fuge. It has deep sand bed and live rock rubble. With tons of worms, pods, and feather dusters.

lombard0 · 07/30/2009, 08:12 AM

aiptasia and caulerpa.

toaster77 · 07/30/2009, 08:34 AM

nobody mentioned bubble algae? pineapple sponges, sand, detritus, and lots of mysis

evsalty · 07/30/2009, 09:58 AM

I like the durso for quietness but since I converted both my overflows to dual 1" drains I can't fit 1.5" dursos and 1" dursos just did not flow enough for me. Then I tried the gurgle buster style but could never get it to stay dialed in. Yes I could get the flow but then it would be noisy. Now I actually have loc-line 1/2" y's with flair nozzle's attached in each standpipe and no noise what so ever yet tones of flow.

Toddrtrex · 07/30/2009, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by toaster77
nobody mentioned bubble algae? pineapple sponges, sand, detritus, and lots of mysis

That sounds like mine. With a peppermint shrimp too --- Aiptasia.

DT's_Reef · 07/30/2009, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by aquaph8
I ask cause I still have bio balls in mine and I want to get rid of them. The only reason they are in there in the first place is to deaden the sound of the water. Anybody else have this problem or have any solutions

I did that too with my last tank. BUT....on my new tank, I installed a Hofler Gurglebuster (think I spelled it correctly) which is detailed somewhere on Reef Central. It is hands down the most effective, minimal space taking, efficient overflow silencer I have used. My 85g is dead silent even standing 1 foot away.

I looked at Durso, but it took up too much room in my overflow.

07/29/2009, 05:26 PM	#1
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5,652	whats in your overflows? live rock bioballs nothing at all ??????????????????????? __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 8x80 T5/LED Sfiligoi GENESIS Alpha 300 skimmer

07/29/2009, 05:28 PM	#3
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5,652	ha ha ( me too) __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 8x80 T5/LED Sfiligoi GENESIS Alpha 300 skimmer

07/29/2009, 06:27 PM	#7
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5,652	I ask cause I still have bio balls in mine and I want to get rid of them. The only reason they are in there in the first place is to deaden the sound of the water. Anybody else have this problem or have any solutions __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 8x80 T5/LED Sfiligoi GENESIS Alpha 300 skimmer

07/29/2009, 07:42 PM	#9
Cbravo212 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tidewater Area, VA Posts: 264	Just a note. If you remove the bioballs, remove them slowly. Do not remove them all at once. __________________ -- Mike "If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking." - General George Patton Jr Current Tank Info: 38gal, 10 gal sump, 4 gal refugium

07/29/2009, 09:01 PM	#11
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5,652	thats pretty cool __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 8x80 T5/LED Sfiligoi GENESIS Alpha 300 skimmer

07/29/2009, 05:27 PM	#2
badpvtdan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 170	Aiptasia.

07/29/2009, 06:02 PM	#4
TWallace Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,464	Used to be bryopsis in my overflows until I made some acrylic covers for them and painted them black. Now nothing's in them.

07/29/2009, 06:07 PM	#5
evsalty hmmmmmm Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NW Mesa, AZ Posts: 3,531	stand pipes and water

07/29/2009, 06:27 PM	#6
andrewkw Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Joseph Island Posts: 1,069	Billions of feather dusters sponges, and lots of coraline. for a few days both my flame and red margin wrasse. I just stuck my arm in with a net and swiped at them until they jumped back into the display

07/29/2009, 07:00 PM	#8
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	watchman goby, peppermint shrimp, a cuke, couple of snails and somehow a hermit. To answer your question about water noise, I just use multiple overflow standpipes. The primary one has a gate valve on it to adjust and create a full siphon with the water level just under the overflow teeth. This makes it dead silent. The secondary standpipe is just about 1/4" higher in case the primary gets a snail or something in it. There is actually a third emergency standpipe just because I have a bunch of holes, but only really need one backup.

07/29/2009, 08:59 PM	#10
Stanley-Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stanley, NC Posts: 1,933	One baby bangaii that is growing up in my left overflow! He's been there for 5 mos now and is getting bigger!

07/29/2009, 09:18 PM	#12
Tangweed Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mohnton, PA Posts: 1,002	looks like little, little white worms. __________________ Thanks! Jeremy Current Tank Info: 90 gal with 40 gal breeder sump / fuge, Octo skimmer, lights and some water.

07/29/2009, 09:42 PM	#14
kkdoughboy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nazareth, Pennsylvania Posts: 356	My overflows are noisy as well. Very distracting when watching TV. Kinda like a gurgling type of noise. Didn't do that when I first got it. Maybe just cause of buildup? Any ideas on how to cut down on the noise? Thanks

07/29/2009, 10:07 PM	#15
Ebisan Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,141	Just my stockman standpipe. It is really quiet too.

07/29/2009, 10:11 PM	#16
Tadashi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Ft. Hood, TX, USA Posts: 2,252	tagging along to see any ideas to reduce the noise. I have the BioCube so standpipes not applicable. Tank is in the office so I need to make it as quiet as possible. Bad enough with the chiller and light fans. Atm I have the skimmer return, chiller return, ATO sensor pipe, and return pump in the left section. The skimmer pump and chiller pump. Right section empty. LOL bioball surface area not going to do a whole lot unless your tank has no rock, no sand, and is only 1 gal. O_o __________________ Honey, put down the bleach and step away from the tank. I promise we will spend more quality time together. Current Tank Info: 14-gal Oceanic BioCube (see homepage link for current status) Last edited by Tadashi; 07/29/2009 at 10:20 PM.

07/30/2009, 06:40 AM	#18
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	Standpipe, heater, a few local hermits to keep things clean in the bottom. __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

07/30/2009, 07:51 AM	#19
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	algae __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

07/30/2009, 08:07 AM	#20
..wp.. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 36	I set up mine as a mini fuge before going down to the main sump and fuge. It has deep sand bed and live rock rubble. With tons of worms, pods, and feather dusters.

07/30/2009, 08:12 AM	#21
lombard0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 319	aiptasia and caulerpa.

07/30/2009, 08:34 AM	#22
toaster77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 323	nobody mentioned bubble algae? pineapple sponges, sand, detritus, and lots of mysis

07/30/2009, 09:58 AM	#23
evsalty hmmmmmm Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NW Mesa, AZ Posts: 3,531	I like the durso for quietness but since I converted both my overflows to dual 1" drains I can't fit 1.5" dursos and 1" dursos just did not flow enough for me. Then I tried the gurgle buster style but could never get it to stay dialed in. Yes I could get the flow but then it would be noisy. Now I actually have loc-line 1/2" y's with flair nozzle's attached in each standpipe and no noise what so ever yet tones of flow.