Newbie advise needed... Diary of a new tank junkie

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Putting a snail screen on your drain keeps snails out as well. People have been running single drains for a long time and, I agree... if you clean your tank and pipes on occasion you should not have to worry about it.

Sure Denny, a second drain is nice... but not necessary. It comes down to personal choice I believe. Single drain tanks would not be out there if they did not work. Having an emergency drain is something easy to do if, say you build a 200 gallon custom and they factor the cut into it already.

I almost added a second... but after soliciting advice from several reefers and staff at a few LFS, I cam to the conclusion to leave my single drain and clean it and the screen.

Maybe its famous last words.......

A tank need not be custom made for a herbie style overflow and it doesn't need extra real state ......i mean CPR overflow boxes are " safe" but I wouldn't use one even though some say they never had a flood. And call me nuts but constantly moving and cleaning a snail guard( which would have to cover your complete overflow or us no more effective than a stanpipe filter cap) is not fun nor is the worry of it and it's def not pleasing on the eye, again I suggest reading up on herbie style overflows and then say one drain is as good . Fact of the matter is you can do alot of different styles but in the end having a emergency drain makes total sense and if it can be incorporated then it won't hurt in anyway , I also understand that some tanks don't have the option but I don't think that's the case here

herbie all the way baby lol the best fight against floods we have is being prepared for the worst case scenario. I