Reef ready tanks?

[thekarens]

That's a problem I don't know any solution for. With reef tanks the overflow is always a "dirty" place.

[Zulaab]

I use a piece of plastic grate-like thingy bought at the Craft section at Walmart. :) to keep the fish out. You also have problem with the food spilling over into your overflow.

A durso standpipe is a good idea to cut down the noise but what I don't understand is that most of the detritus will stay in the overflow, is it not? Cleaning such small space is always a problem for me.

Yeah but I have 5 nerite snails whom I am going to add to my over flow box.. I will let you know if I end up with them in my filter... if I do I might change my mind and go get a pleco to keep the area clean.. but I wanted snails as they will eat almost anything

[algarciajr]

I use a shot glass and put some aquarium water in it. Then I add the food(flakes and pellets to the shot glass) I take the shot glass and pour the water and food into the aquarium. The food float down into the tank and the fish gobble it up. I started doing this becuase my brichardis were so slittish that they did not go to the surface to feed and most of of the food ended up in the overflow. Problem solved.

[rage]

Yeah but I have 5 nerite snails whom I am going to add to my over flow box.. I will let you know if I end up with them in my filter... if I do I might change my mind and go get a pleco to keep the area clean.. but I wanted snails as they will eat almost anything

I kept a Cory cat in my overflow for a couple of days. He did not enjoy it much. :)

[rage]

I use a shot glass and put some aquarium water in it. Then I add the food(flakes and pellets to the shot glass) I take the shot glass and pour the water and food into the aquarium. The food float down into the tank and the fish gobble it up. I started doing this becuase my brichardis were so slittish that they did not go to the surface to feed and most of of the food ended up in the overflow. Problem solved.

I tried this too but what do you do for surface feeders?

[Zulaab]

I use a shot glass and put some aquarium water in it. Then I add the food(flakes and pellets to the shot glass) I take the shot glass and pour the water and food into the aquarium. The food float down into the tank and the fish gobble it up. I started doing this becuase my brichardis were so slittish that they did not go to the surface to feed and most of of the food ended up in the overflow. Problem solved.

+1

[jisatsuguy]

cheap way of gettin rid of the overflow slurping/gurgling noise is to get some of the flexible tubing like the one that the drain uses(about a foot and a half), shove some into the drain tube, then bend the rest down into a bottom corner of the overflow... i got a rr tank in my bedroom... this is the quietest thing i tried, now the only sound is the water tricklin over the bioballs

[Delock]

picture is needed

[jisatsuguy]

yeah, i wish i had a working camera... and i wish i knew how to post pics... hey delock, what if i emailed you the pics??? its so simple yet so silent... im sure everyone using a drilled rr tank could apreciate this... keeps crap from accumulating in the bottom of the overflow too

[Delock]

delock@hotmail.com

[rolloffhill]

Its harder to feed flake and floating pellets using RR tanks. A lot of the food goes over the overflows.

Back to how do you keep the fish from going into the overflow

http://www.dfwfishbox.com/forums/production/showthread.php?t=2407

[txfatcat]

typically when using a reef tank you have a feed time and you turn the pumps and power heads off and this allows everything to calm down when feeding. This eliminates any food going down. Dursos are very comman and will be dead quiet and allow you to adjust flow by using an air valve on top to fine tune. If your system is well engineered then the trash in the overflow is not an issue. it may cause a little nitrate but not enough to be a factor in my book and experience. you can always get a long brus cleaner to stir the water up if you find it a concern.

We drys are far supperior to canisters. The only canister that even compares is a ehiem 2260 and its still not as easy to maintain as a wet/dry you can run a canister as a secondary filter system to a wet/dry. Talk with the guys who are runing 2260s exclusively and get thier opinion.

best thing of all is research research research. be methodical in your planning and you will save time headaches and most of all money.

last thing is I will never buy another tank thats not RR. I think they are better and cleaner when set up but thats just my opinion

[eklikewhoa]

http://www.dfwfishbox.com/forums/pro...ead.php?t=2407

although a good contraption it does nothing for sinking pellets. Also limits the feeding to only those fish that are aggressive eaters while the weakling goes hungry.

[rolloffhill]

although a good contraption it does nothing for sinking pellets. Also limits the feeding to only those fish that are aggressive eaters while the weakling goes hungry.

True, but I didn't have a problem with sinking pellets floating....

I am feeding flakes and sinking pellets so everyone has a chance to eat...

[76dragon]

I was just thinking about this for my 150 setup. I will have to go to wally world and get one of these

Great idea..