Overflow as fuge

[evilelvis]

I have a big area in the overflow, plenty of room to stuff all the big balls of chaeto I have now and mount a light. I am going to experiment and see how well that acts as a simple chaeto "as filter floss"/fuge without sand. Anyone else try it again? I am sure this is old news and my tank will explode if I try it.

 

[sprayin70]

I have no idea but I think it is a great question!

 

[Trilithon3]

Just wear a helmet and goggles and you'll be fine!

 

[cmomo0128]

This will work as long as the chaeto doesnt clog the drain. I prefer to have nothing growing in the overflow because I dont want to risk a flood.

 

[helloreef]

sounds like a good idea if you could find some way to prevent flood.

helloreef

 

[alan214]

I totally agree with cmomo0128. You don't want Chaeto in your overflow!

 

[helloreef]

on second thought, I say dont do it. there really is no way to prevent clogging.

helloreef123

 

[starmanres]

I agree that ANYTHING in the overflow is a risk of many gallons of saltwater on the floor. And the law according to Murphy ensures that it will happen when you are away from the house for at least 7.3 hours...

Robert

 

[Saddler]

I'm plumbing my 110 ocean-vu acrylic. The return side of the overflow is drilled direct into the bottom. The current bulkhead there is smooth w/ no threading. There are a few slots that are cut between the return and the tank which stop about 4" off the bottom. Then there are 2 holes near the top. I'm assuming that I need to plumb the bulkhead of the return up to split the return through the 2 holes at the top, but I'm not sure how. Do I need to use PVC, or can I plumb this with 3/4" tubing? Also, are these slots at the bottom of the return chamber usual? I'm thinking that if I have the return plumbed to just below the waterline, then I could fill the rest of the return area with a very deep sand bed and use the whole thing as a mini-refugium with the slots allowing the pods to crawl between the fuge area and the main tank's sand bed. If my T5s give it enough light I guess I could also grow some macro in there.

 

[RedEyeElf]

my wrasse swims through the slots on my over flows

good and bad, he eats pods, but mainly just the flat worms that live in my overflow/fuge

 

[benray4fun]

i have a fuge in my over flow with some live rock and sand, it works good. No cheato though, or any macro, bad idea, it's just too small..."but every bit helps...lol"