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Old 08-21-2011, 11:01 PM
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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
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Old 08-21-2011, 11:17 PM
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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.
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Old 08-21-2011, 11:49 PM
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cause it clogs the drain.
no stand pipe?
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Old 08-22-2011, 02:21 AM
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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
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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
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Old 08-22-2011, 04:18 AM
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Yeah. And I have a bunch in my sump the GHA fights the cheato, all while about 125,679 Feather worms watch
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