Cleaned Your Overflow Lately???

[Mical]

As the title says, have you cleaned your overflow lately? I'm usually pretty good on testing & maintenance but this little chore got by me. I noticed flow in my sump slowed a little and look at the nightmare I pulled out of my overflow box. You might want to give yours a quick inspection.

 

[MySonWantedAHamster]

How long did it take to accumulate?

 

[Zach B]

Wow! I get a lot of tiny snails but never seen that. Good thinking

 

[Mical]

How long did it take to accumulate?

How long did it take to accumulate?

That's about 2 years since I replaced overflow box.

 

[Miami Reef]

What is that? It looks like a tree root structure.

 

[A Young Reefer]

What in the reef is this?

 

[Manny’s Reef]

I am Groot!

 

[Waters]

I took a quick glance about 6 months ago and saw pineapple sponges about 2 inches long.....I haven't been back since :-(

 

[konatown]

I’m not very scared of the sump at all. The overflow, however, scares me a bit. Lol

 

[radreef02]

This just made me procrastinate it more

 

[Dave-T]

I am Groot!

Exactly! Seriously, what is that stuff??

 

[AllanPritchard]

Wow, if that’s in the overflow what’s in the pipe work?
is that stuff hard, spongy, slimy ?

 

[Chlorinated]

Looks like giant vermetid snails all wound together. Crazy!

 

[MiniCoco]

As the title says, have you cleaned your overflow lately? I'm usually pretty good on testing & maintenance but this little chore got by me. I noticed flow in my sump slowed a little and look at the nightmare I pulled out of my overflow box. You might want to give yours a quick inspection.

I never thought to include this as part of my maintenance program, but obviously will make adjustments. As to what this organism is, do you have an id?

 

[Reefing102]

Looks like giant vermetid snails all wound together. Crazy!

This is my guess as well, a colony of large Vermetids

Also, would be kinda neat to dry them out and sell them. That actually looks kinda cool

 

[GARRIGA]

Can only imagine what’s in the pipes

 

[Mical]

Exactly! Seriously, what is that stuff??

Vermetids - I had to use a small screwdriver as a chisel

 

[Mical]

Can only imagine what’s in the pipes

Luckily pipes/plumbing are silicone hoses and they're clear. (Amen) But I was totally taken by surprise to find this crunchy mess in overflow.

 

[GARRIGA]

Luckily pipes/plumbing are silicone hoses and they're clear. (Amen) But I was totally taken by surprise to find this crunchy mess in overflow.

Silicone prevents adhesion by these snails?

Perhaps fill the overflow with pumice (Seachem Matrix) as it might prevent snails to populate although not sure how much flow will be reduced and it will become a nitrate factory although cleaning socks will become considerably less frequent. Something I've considered.

 

[Dame80]

How do you all clean the inside of your overflows?