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Overflow Screen ?
My tank has an overflow with teeth with gaps between that the water
flows through (as most do). The gaps are about 1/4" wide, plenty big enough for (just as examples) two-spot goby, yellow watchman, neon goby, etc... to fit through. I've had to fish these guys out of my overflow or sump a couple times now. How does one prevent this? Seems to me that a mesh screen would clog, which could be ... bad... :-) Thanks. Eric http://www.atreis.com/sal****er1.html |
I use craft screening, it's made of plastic, and available at craft
and fabric stores for a dollar or two for a large sheet. It will clog faster than the teeth, so it would need to be checked and cleaned regularily. It's useful for many things, I also use it to cover powerhead intakes and such to keep critters out. -- ----- Billy ----- Bush won, and we're all going to die. ----- "Eric" wrote in message ... | My tank has an overflow with teeth with gaps between that the water | flows through (as most do). The gaps are about 1/4" wide, plenty big | enough for (just as examples) two-spot goby, yellow watchman, neon goby, | etc... to fit through. I've had to fish these guys out of my overflow | or sump a couple times now. How does one prevent this? Seems to me | that a mesh screen would clog, which could be ... bad... :-) | | Thanks. | Eric | http://www.atreis.com/sal****er1.html |
Thanks for the advice. I went to Jo-Anns, and got some plastic screen
(plstic grid with 3/16" spacing). That should do the trick nicely. Eric http://www.atreis.com/sal****er1.html WayneSallee.com wrote: In article , Eric writes: My tank has an overflow with teeth with gaps between that the water flows through (as most do). The gaps are about 1/4" wide, plenty big enough for (just as examples) two-spot goby, yellow watchman, neon goby, etc... to fit through. I've had to fish these guys out of my overflow or sump a couple times now. How does one prevent this? Seems to me that a mesh screen would clog, which could be ... bad... :-) Go to the store and get some needle point screen. It works great for a screen. But the one problem with using a screen, is the increased risk of cloging. Plastic rain gutter screen also works good. Wayne Sallee |
"WayneSallee.com" wrote in message ... | | | Go to the store and get some needle point screen. It works great for a screen. | But the one problem with using a screen, is the increased risk of cloging. | Plastic rain gutter screen also works good. | Time warp? |
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"WayneSallee.com" wrote in message
... In article , "Billy" writes: Time warp? What do you mean? the same message showed up twice, 2 days apart. Apparently Billy has a newserver like mine that is prone to hiccups like that. -- Margolis http://web.archive.org/web/200302152...qs/AGQ2FAQ.htm http://www.unrealtower.org/faq |
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