Disaster Averted

deaclauderdale · 04-07-2007, 12:04 PM

I noticed some algae growing between the teeth of the overflow today. I'd been searching for the reason to my waterline rising and could never locate it. I cleaned my duroso pipe's air in take, searched the lines for snails and even installed a snail gaurd nothing brought the level down, until this morning. I was trying to fish a nassarius snail out of the overflow (don't know how he got in there) when I noticed a build up of algae in the teeth of the overflow. I cleaned it out and wala the water level retruned to normal. My wife would have had a fit if the tank overflowed. It just goes to show that the system has to be monitered in detail and that nothing is fool-proof in this addiction.

saltwaterfarm · 04-07-2007, 12:08 PM

Glad you caught it in time!!!

deaclauderdale · 04-07-2007, 12:57 PM

Yeah me to Lisa, you can't get complacent with maintenece or it good be the beginnning of your worst nightmare.

lcstorc · 04-07-2007, 01:16 PM

Good catch. Reminds us all of that basic maintenance that gets forgotton. I think I will go do some cleaning myself.

KodiakBear · 04-07-2007, 01:58 PM

I have to clean my overflow monthly. It's a breeding ground for algae. It's a PITA trying to get siphon back afterwards! Next time around I'll get a dark one. less light = less algae = less cleaning!

deaclauderdale · 04-07-2007, 02:58 PM

I hear ya Kodiak, that's why I went with the black acrylic, but I became absent minded about it could have caused a huge problem.

burning2nd · 04-07-2007, 04:17 PM

i dont get any algea, in my over flow..... just that weird like grayish detrius,

I just blow it out with a straw so it makes it to the sump.....

WHat i do get, that i cant seem to stop no matter how hard. is cheto grow's in the mesh that stops my fish from takeing tube rides to the sump...

I remove the cheto, and a few months later, it grows there....

its not effecting the flow at all.. but i dont really like the way cheto looks up in the corner when it starts to grow large.....

but it works i gues..
What i do is harvest the sump, pull the cheto outta the over flow, put that in the sump, by the next time the sump is packed the over flow is ready to be harvested ageain....

weird

deaclauderdale · 04-07-2007, 08:54 PM

Got any pics burning?

burning2nd · 04-07-2007, 10:27 PM

of the algea, or the over flow?

i got 16 gigs of pics

i took these early today,

crapy quick pics

deaclauderdale · 04-07-2007, 10:28 PM

Both.

burning2nd · 04-07-2007, 10:39 PM

the sump, and the over flow.....
(night time)

deaclauderdale · 04-08-2007, 02:17 AM

Having the algae growth in the overflow never causes your waterline to rise?

burning2nd · 04-08-2007, 09:07 AM

not that ive notived... yet...

i have lines drawn on outside of the return side of the sump.....

3 ,high, mid, and low as long as it stays there i know every thing is good.

deaclauderdale · 04-08-2007, 06:47 PM

Nice setup.

04-07-2007, 12:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
deaclauderdale Obamite Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Disaster Averted I noticed some algae growing between the teeth of the overflow today. I'd been searching for the reason to my waterline rising and could never locate it. I cleaned my duroso pipe's air in take, searched the lines for snails and even installed a snail gaurd nothing brought the level down, until this morning. I was trying to fish a nassarius snail out of the overflow (don't know how he got in there) when I noticed a build up of algae in the teeth of the overflow. I cleaned it out and wala the water level retruned to normal. My wife would have had a fit if the tank overflowed. It just goes to show that the system has to be monitered in detail and that nothing is fool-proof in this addiction. __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

04-07-2007, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted Glad you caught it in time!!! __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

04-07-2007, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
deaclauderdale Obamite Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted Yeah me to Lisa, you can't get complacent with maintenece or it good be the beginnning of your worst nightmare. __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

04-07-2007, 01:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,928 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted Good catch. Reminds us all of that basic maintenance that gets forgotton. I think I will go do some cleaning myself. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-07-2007, 01:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
KodiakBear Achilles Tang Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 819 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted I have to clean my overflow monthly. It's a breeding ground for algae. It's a PITA trying to get siphon back afterwards! Next time around I'll get a dark one. less light = less algae = less cleaning! __________________ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" --Isaiah 6:8 Whoever acquires knowledge and does not practice it resembles him who ploughs his land and leaves it unsown. -- Gulistan You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire, once the flame begins to catch, the wind will blow it higher. -- Peter Gabriel My Confession

04-07-2007, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
deaclauderdale Obamite Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted I hear ya Kodiak, that's why I went with the black acrylic, but I became absent minded about it could have caused a huge problem. __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

04-07-2007, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pocono PA Posts: 2,037 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Disaster Averted i dont get any algea, in my over flow..... just that weird like grayish detrius, I just blow it out with a straw so it makes it to the sump..... WHat i do get, that i cant seem to stop no matter how hard. is cheto grow's in the mesh that stops my fish from takeing tube rides to the sump... I remove the cheto, and a few months later, it grows there.... its not effecting the flow at all.. but i dont really like the way cheto looks up in the corner when it starts to grow large..... but it works i gues.. What i do is harvest the sump, pull the cheto outta the over flow, put that in the sump, by the next time the sump is packed the over flow is ready to be harvested ageain.... weird __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) 2 cromies and one dragon jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

04-07-2007, 08:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
deaclauderdale Obamite Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted Got any pics burning? __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

04-07-2007, 10:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pocono PA Posts: 2,037 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Disaster Averted of the algea, or the over flow? i got 16 gigs of pics i took these early today, crapy quick pics __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) 2 cromies and one dragon jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

04-07-2007, 10:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
deaclauderdale Obamite Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted Both. __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

04-07-2007, 10:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pocono PA Posts: 2,037 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Disaster Averted the sump, and the over flow..... (night time) __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) 2 cromies and one dragon jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

04-08-2007, 02:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
deaclauderdale Obamite Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted Having the algae growth in the overflow never causes your waterline to rise? __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

04-08-2007, 09:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pocono PA Posts: 2,037 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Disaster Averted not that ive notived... yet... i have lines drawn on outside of the return side of the sump..... 3 ,high, mid, and low as long as it stays there i know every thing is good. __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) 2 cromies and one dragon jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

04-08-2007, 06:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
deaclauderdale Obamite Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Disaster Averted Nice setup. __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

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