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carnut
03-15-2009, 07:57 PM
Starting up the new 300:mrgreen: Was thinking of filling the overflow boxes

with sand. Except I already have a RSB running. Then I though fill it with rock rubble. Seems like a waste just to have a durso in the space.

what's in your overflow? Besides Water!!! Nip that in the but right away:razz:

robzilla
03-15-2009, 08:03 PM
just my heaters

mark
03-15-2009, 08:07 PM
feather dusters and some sponges

JDigital
03-15-2009, 08:10 PM
Sponges and Pods.

LeeR
03-15-2009, 08:13 PM
xenia and pods

christyf5
03-15-2009, 08:24 PM
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 :wink:

reeferious
03-15-2009, 10:01 PM
a false percula clown that's been there for 6 months, couple of bluelegs, sponges, few snails and aiptasias.

digital-audiophile
03-15-2009, 10:08 PM
A decomposing regal tang. :(

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

Lance
03-15-2009, 10:10 PM
sponges & fan worms

christyf5
03-15-2009, 11:39 PM
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 :razz: Then hold the siphon as you maneuvre the body out of the overflow.

Keri
03-16-2009, 12:26 AM
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
03-16-2009, 01:09 AM
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.

Murminator
03-16-2009, 04:52 PM
A pile of bristle worms, feather dusters, and a billion brittle stars

Chaloupa
03-16-2009, 05:21 PM
One side an African Flameback Angel and the other a Green Sea Grass Wrasse...sadly I can't get either out...but otherwise, I have nothing else in there....

PoonTang
03-16-2009, 05:46 PM
A white pvc pipe that makes WAY too much noise.