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**Wayne Sallee** · November 19th 07, 02:00 PM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs

Also the prefilter for a mag 5 pump works very well
in the siphon tube.

Wayne Sallee

StringerBell wrote on 11/19/2007 7:28 AM:
Yeah---

I think it`s gone. I havent seen it for 48 hours. I didnt vacuum the sand, I
pulled a few "Stalks" of Macro out of the tank. They had attached themselves
to rubble, or just packed the substrate more with their roots. So I probably
disrupted things a bit when taking them out.

It just wasnt in my paradigm of expectations that a fish could get siphoned
out.I will screen the tube in the future. I still dont think that was the
cause.

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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Don't vacume your substrate.

Wayne Sallee

jthread wrote on 11/18/2007 6:56 PM:
"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"StringerBell" wrote in message
news I`m really bummed.

I think I might have unknowingly siphoned a Scooter Blenny out of my
tank during a water change, is this possible?

The other possibility is that I might have disrupted the DSB a bit when
cleaning out some Macro Algae. Could this release ammonia into the tank
bottom where the Blenny inhabits?

I havent seen a body yet............
How do you do your water change?
Where do you collect the dirty water?
I collect dirty water to a Instant Ocean salt bucket
and always inspect the water to put back to the tank
some snails or micro-hermit crabs back to the tank...

Interesting. I use a pump with a cover over the intake to change water. I
guess that keeps me ftrom sucking up my pets too. But it doesn't help
when I vacuum.

Anyone else do this?