Cleaning Overflows

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  1. chetrod

    chetrod Peppermint Shrimp

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    How often do you clean overflows?

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    chetrod, Oct 4, 2005
    chetrod, Oct 4, 2005
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  2. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    I clean mine maybe twice a year. I was about to do it the other day, as I noticed a huge hair algae build up. Then my Sea Hair got in there and all the hair algae was gone. I have since built a cover out of black Acrylic that blocks all light from the over flows. Now no algae grows in there

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    Jason McKenzie, Oct 4, 2005
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  3. chetrod

    chetrod Peppermint Shrimp

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    did you put the acrylic on the inside or the outside ofthe tank? I was going to paint it when I did the back of the tank and didn't.
     
    chetrod, Oct 4, 2005
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