what's in your overflow

[JDigital]

Sponges and Pods.

[LeeR]

xenia and pods

[christyf5]

Likely it will fill up with stuff soon enough, seems I always have a layer of detritus in there.I usually vaccum it out every 6 months or so. Other than that its mostly pods and sponges and before I put a layer of gutterguard over the top I was growing some really funky algaes in there

[reeferious]

a false percula clown that's been there for 6 months, couple of bluelegs, sponges, few snails and aiptasias.

[digital-audiophile]

A decomposing regal tang.

I just can't get deep enough to pull out the corpse.

[Lance]

sponges & fan worms

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

A decomposing regal tang.

I just can't get deep enough to pull out the corpse.

Yikes! Try a siphon tube, just don't start it near the corpse Then hold the siphon as you maneuvre the body out of the overflow.

[Keri]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

A decomposing regal tang.

I just can't get deep enough to pull out the corpse.

what about a stick with a barb on the end?

[digital-audiophile]

I tried a turkey skewer tied to the end of tongs but there is not a lot of meat left on the corpse to grab a hold of. The bristleworms and crabs that have become trapped in the overflow are slowly making their work on it.