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Old 07-27-2008, 04:53 PM   #11 (permalink)
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What did you do to cover it? I am having a horrible time with the hair algea in my overflow. I have a dual megaflow and am trying to figure out what to do to block the light.

In my last tank it got to the point that it would actually block a good portion of water from entering overflow. So I would have to go in and manually remove it and luckily I never had an outbreak in display, but really dont want the hassle this time!
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Old 07-27-2008, 05:38 PM   #12 (permalink)
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the top. I have the back and sides already covered
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im with sparky i let mine grow and just harvest it out every month.


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I have a black plexi-glass cut to fit the top of the overflw. It not only prevents light to pass through, but it also silences the "water fall" effect and stops the spash up. Just a thought, Luna
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