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neilanh
Sliced Bread
thanks guys, I think it'll work out well
XP3 intake too strong for fish - Solution!
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plecoperson
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I'm going to Michael's today to git summa that stuff! I hate rinsing out the foam covers on my intakes....though I like being able to feed microworms and not shut the filters off, and the loaches like sucking them out of the foam...hmmm.....
A very tidy, professional-looking job on that DIY. You should make 'em and sell 'em (seriously) for lazy, lazy people like me.
A very tidy, professional-looking job on that DIY. You should make 'em and sell 'em (seriously) for lazy, lazy people like me.
SparKy697
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hey, you would make a good engineer!
Oh, wait a minute... Never mind.
Oh, wait a minute... Never mind.
Michael
Aquarium Advice Activist
You could also get one of these:
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/product/productInfo.web?infoParam.mode=1&infoParam.itemKey=199039
It's a bit pricey but you could make the plumbing to have multible intakes acrossed the back of the tank and spreading the suction force while keeping the filter running at max. Plus you will have better intake throughout the tank.
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/product/productInfo.web?infoParam.mode=1&infoParam.itemKey=199039
It's a bit pricey but you could make the plumbing to have multible intakes acrossed the back of the tank and spreading the suction force while keeping the filter running at max. Plus you will have better intake throughout the tank.
plecoperson
Aquarium Advice Addict
donk1667 said:
That would be SO pretty!
David14259
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plecoperson said:donk1667 said:
That would be SO pretty!
Very Manly too. Nice job on the intake fix Neilan.
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neilanh
Sliced Bread
I was thinking about needlepointing the words STAY BACK on it
Think it would help?
Think it would help?
JustOneMore20
Algae Fighter
I have never had a problem with an XP3 sucking up fish. I agree with justrelax, I don't think the suction was the problem. Rummynose tetras have a bad rep for being sensitive when they are new in a tank. I have 6 and have bought probably 8 others that didn't make it. I've found fish alive stuck to the intake of the XP3 on my Malawi tank, but those 2 fish were beat up and weak.
I have a sponge over the intake of the XP3 on my 55g planted, but its so it won't suck up alot of plant matter. I've never had a problem with the suction...and some of my tetras are still kind of small (couple Rummies are about 1.5" and the flame tetras range between 1.5" and 2").
Good job on the DIY intake protector thingy. It looks really cool.
I have a sponge over the intake of the XP3 on my 55g planted, but its so it won't suck up alot of plant matter. I've never had a problem with the suction...and some of my tetras are still kind of small (couple Rummies are about 1.5" and the flame tetras range between 1.5" and 2").
Good job on the DIY intake protector thingy. It looks really cool.
I now have 2 XP3's and 3 XP2's (makes sense, right?), and have never had a problem with it sucking up a fish that wasn't already sick. A lot of times fish don't necessarily look sick, but they have very little consitution and are barely staying upright. Then, when you find them stuck to the filter, you turn it off and pull them away and they appear to be "irreperably hurt" by the nasty filter. I would contend that healthy fish are able to say away.
