Reef Discussion

[Sam Parker]

Netting will clog more frequently, but easier to clean I guess!

How big was the snail? Or was it blocking with the aid of some other gunk?

Sam

 

[Lesley]

Netting will clog more frequently, but easier to clean I guess!

How big was the snail? Or was it blocking with the aid of some other gunk?

Sam

no other gunk found in fact was surprisingly clean. Big round snail. Don't know how he got down there in first place. We certainly didn't buy him probably hitch hiker when we purchased the tank Might have even grown up in there looking at the size of him. !!! Lol.

 

[Sam Parker]

Wow, that is unlucky, but kinda cool! He must have gone down there when he was small, then just sat in the pipe and grew till he blocked it.

Kinda reminds me of this:

 

[MagicJ]

A mesh, such as the plastic gutter guard available from the hardware shop, should suffice to stop large things going down the pipe but still minimise the potential for it to get clogged up with small stuff.

As for single overflows - I have used one for my whole reefing life and never had a problem, although I have never had large snails in my tank.

 

[Lesley]

A mesh, such as the plastic gutter guard available from the hardware shop, should suffice to stop large things going down the pipe but still minimise the potential for it to get clogged up with small stuff.

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As for single overflows - I have used one for my whole reefing life and never had a problem, although I have never had large snails in my tank.

Have gutter guard over my return pump at the moment. Works well. Been advised not to on downpipes because algae loves to grow and often blocks up ? Thought on that one. ?

 

[MagicJ]

Have gutter guard over my return pump at the moment. Works well. Been advised not to on downpipes because algae loves to grow and often blocks up ? Thought on that one. ?

The advice is probably correct, which means that you will need to weigh up the pros and cons of using the guard on the downpipe.

If you don't use it, you may end up with another snail blocking the pipe - what are the chances of that happening again and, with a backup, does it really matter?. If you do use it, how much algae will actually grow, and how often will you have to clean it?

Your choice :)

 

[Buddy]

I use these attached to my drains in the weir.
What ever is small enough to pass through these is small enough to pass through my ball valve. Been running for a year and a half and haven't cleaned them once.