To clean my overflows or not

[deeznutz]

You are going to have to clean that algae before it clogs your overflows. Ask me how I know. lol

Your best bet is to make a lid out of acrylic to cover the light from entering the over flow. This will keep your algae from growing there.

hth

-dan

[cuz]

Originally Posted by deeznutz

You are going to have to clean that algae before it clogs your overflows. Ask me how I know. lol

Your best bet is to make a lid out of acrylic to cover the light from entering the over flow. This will keep your algae from growing there.

hth

-dan

does this work well?
sounds like the right idea but wouldn't it possibly lead to clogging the overflow teeth?

[Madreefer]

Hey I used my fish tank only shop vac and vacumed out my overflows a while back. Heres a pic of the 3" of crud and bristle worms that it sucked up. I plan on doing this every 3 months.

[BigAl07]

Yes keep your overflow clean and "smooth flowing". Also remember that if you have hair algae in your overflow is can easily start growing somewhere else later on. One positive thing about it growing in the OF is easy to harvest all at once on most systems.

Best advice was to "block the light" to the overflow so it doesn't grow then watch your nutrient levels because if they are high it will grow somewhere else.