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    Default Anyone know how to clean corner overflow compartments?

    Here’s a pic of my corner overflow compartment. I’d like to clean them but I’m at a loss and can’t find any thread through search. 8B43240A-E9B1-4F71-81D6-15093275F5A9.jpg

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    Default Re: Anyone know how to clean corner overflow compartments?

    Turn the pump off, let the water settle. Siphon the water out of the overflow chamber, remove the overflow and you should be good to clean.

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    Default Re: Anyone know how to clean corner overflow compartments?

    I turn the pump off, let it settle, then pull the overflow. The water flows into the sump along with anything loose. I then wash it out with tank water. Then I pull the poret from the sump and clean that.

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    Default Re: Anyone know how to clean corner overflow compartments?

    Well that sounds easy enough! Thanks! ��

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    Default Re: Anyone know how to clean corner overflow compartments?

    The hardest part is pulling out the overflow. It’s a tight fit in that corner.

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    Default Re: Anyone know how to clean corner overflow compartments?

    im Still trying to figure out what a poret is.... You are talking to a sump dummy here. This feels like a nail biter already!

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    Default Re: Anyone know how to clean corner overflow compartments?

    It’s foam. My sump is dead simple. Water flows over bio balls and then to poret foam. I have the bio balls in a mesh bag. I pull the bioballs out and let the poret foam catch what flushes from the overflow.

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    Default Re: Anyone know how to clean corner overflow compartments?

    OHHHH I get it! I have filter socks. I think the foam may be more cost effective. Those socks are a bit pricey! I may try to switch to poret now that I know what it is! Ha ha Thanks Lucas! I feel a lot more confident now thanks to you and Adam. This weekend my fishies are getting a clean overflow!

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