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    Folks I was recently given some advice by Jolley, and I kinda dismissed a portion of that advice as something that I didn't have to be concerned with, I thought what he was telling me - was not something that I had to worry about.

    I was wrong......

    Jolley told me one of the disadvantages to a Wet Dry system on a tropheus tank was that the fry would get caught by the overflow box and I would end up rescueing them from the sump if I was not careful.

    Me with my vast experience ( a whole 6 months worth ) decided that was phooey, the fry I had seen in my tank never go near the overflow box......and so......yes...you got it.....I had to rescue a fry from the overflow box today. The only thing stopping him from being sucked down to the sump was the pre filter sponge I had on the drain tube.

    Moral of the story.....If Jolley shares some of his time with you and gives you any tips and or advice.....I would listen to him and not doubt anything he tells you..... :)

    CF
    Truth is the cement that holds the bricks and stones of a sane and civilized society together. Remove the former and the latter will crumble.

  • #2
    Re: Tribute to Jolley

    Get cross stitching grids from wal-mart/crafts stores to cover the overflow.

    I've had babies make it into the whirlpool but make it out alive.
    700g Mini-Monster tank

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    • #3
      Re: Tribute to Jolley

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      • #4
        Re: Tribute to Jolley

        i have seen all kinds of things end up in my overflow box.  One time I had a 3.5" frontosa on the outside box were the pre filter is.  I guess he jumped out of the tank at the right place and instead of splating on the ground in the middle of the night he land in the pre-filter box.  crazy :?

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        • #5
          Re: Tribute to Jolley

          So true...I just collected 5 in the sump and 4 in the main tank the other day

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          • #6
            Re: Tribute to Jolley

            Originally posted by eklikewhoa";p="
            Get cross stitching grids from wal-mart/crafts stores to cover the overflow.

            I've had babies make it into the whirlpool but make it out alive.

            How would you attach or apply this material to the box?

            CF
            Truth is the cement that holds the bricks and stones of a sane and civilized society together. Remove the former and the latter will crumble.

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            • #7
              Re: Tribute to Jolley

              Just say this reply....

              You can attach it to the teeth of the oveflow by stitching it with some fishing line and threading it through the grids.
              700g Mini-Monster tank

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              • #8
                Re: Tribute to Jolley

                I was thinking of that too and I was thinking getting a large size rubber band to go around..

                What fish do Jesper have
                180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
                110
                Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
                58 S. Decorus

                "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

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                • #9
                  Re: Tribute to Jolley

                  Well I thread it so that the grid is on the inside of the overflow so it doesn't look to obstructing but a large rubberband would be much easier!
                  700g Mini-Monster tank

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                  • #10
                    Re: Tribute to Jolley

                    I never saw this thread. I lost a lot of fry to the overflows and sump. If I noticed the fry in the overflow, I could save them. But some landed on the filter pad in the sump and died. However, a few would make it all the way to the bottom of the sump and just swim around. Of course, I could save those as well.

                    I never stripped my female tropheus or petros. I would let them spit in the tank. It is not easy to catch adults, juveniles or fry in a 300 gallon tank. That is why I left them in the tank in case you were wondering. Eventually, I bought some black, plastic window screening and wrapped that around the overflow with rubberbands. Well, that would clog up in no time. Canister filters are so advanced now. So I decided to switch over to them. I never lost a single fry to a canister filter. :)

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                    • #11
                      Re: Tribute to Jolley

                      The grids/openings on the plastic cross-stitching deals are much wider/bigger then those on window screening....and it's plastic.
                      700g Mini-Monster tank

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