I have a Confession

[banditpowdercoat]

I havn't had my hand in my tank in over 4 months!!
Been leaving it how it is. I clean glass with magfloat, and take the Algae out of the overflow. BUt with a bare bottom and my light stocking. No need for me to be in there. I have to change that me thinks. Need to recapture the 'fun' I had with my tank. At present, it's just there.. I feed, then off to somehting else

[marie]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

I havn't had my hand in my tank in over 4 months!!
Been leaving it how it is. I clean glass with magfloat, and take the Algae out of the overflow. BUt with a bare bottom and my light stocking. No need for me to be in there. I have to change that me thinks. Need to recapture the 'fun' I had with my tank. At present, it's just there.. I feed, then off to somehting else

I made a new years resolution to not mess with my tanks for a year. It was horrible but I did last about 10 months and then I removed every last piece of rock in there and completely relandscaped......

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

I havn't had my hand in my tank in over 4 months!!
Been leaving it how it is. I clean glass with magfloat, and take the Algae out of the overflow. BUt with a bare bottom and my light stocking. No need for me to be in there. I have to change that me thinks. Need to recapture the 'fun' I had with my tank. At present, it's just there.. I feed, then off to somehting else

why would you clean out the algae from your overflow? no one sees it and it acts like an algae scrubber or refugium

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

why would you clean out the algae from your overflow? no one sees it and it acts like an algae scrubber or refugium

cause it clogs the drain.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

cause it clogs the drain.

no stand pipe?

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

no stand pipe?

I have a internal, coast to coast overflow with 3 1.5" drains in the back wall. The Algae loves to choke off the drains

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

I have a internal, coast to coast overflow with 3 1.5" drains in the back wall. The Algae loves to choke off the drains

same here, although removing some of it does export nutrients

[banditpowdercoat]

Yeah. And I have a bunch in my sump the GHA fights the cheato, all while about 125,679 Feather worms watch