Powerhead screen

Any of you had livestock sucked into your powerhead? I've read about it a
bit and am looking to be proactive.

Any ideas on what I could buy or make to surround the powerhead to prevent
accidents? I have a small Rio800 btw.

Thanks,
B

"Bryan" wrote in message ...
Any of you had livestock sucked into your powerhead?
I've read about it a bit and am looking to be proactive.

Any ideas on what I could buy or make to surround the powerhead
to prevent accidents? I have a small Rio800 btw.

It all depends on what animals you have...
Standard screen is usually good enough to protect fish.
Problems are with animals having soft bodies like anemones,
slugs - they can find their way into the pump and screen
does not stop them... A pump like Rio 800 will not be easy
to protect. Other pumps, with a regular intake in the form
of a pipe allow you to attach a long strainer and then to
put sponge/foam to further disperse water sucking action...
So as long you do not have new anemones or slugs you should
be all right with your Rio800.

Use a heagen powerhead prefilter.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Bryan wrote on 6/12/2006 1:22 AM:
Any of you had livestock sucked into your powerhead? I've read about it a
bit and am looking to be proactive.

Any ideas on what I could buy or make to surround the powerhead to prevent
accidents? I have a small Rio800 btw.

Thanks,
B

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:22:57 GMT, "Bryan"
wrote:

Any of you had livestock sucked into your powerhead? I've read about it a
bit and am looking to be proactive.

I had a powerhead in the new tank which I left in there after I bought
the first anemone for it. Big mistake. He was badly damaged and
died, I'd forgotten how common that problem is...

Steve

I quit using powerheads many years ago for this reason. I
like to use one big pump to run the whole system including
the protein skimmer.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Steve wrote on 6/12/2006 11:56 AM:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:22:57 GMT, "Bryan"
wrote:

Any of you had livestock sucked into your powerhead? I've read about it a
bit and am looking to be proactive.

I had a powerhead in the new tank which I left in there after I bought
the first anemone for it. Big mistake. He was badly damaged and
died, I'd forgotten how common that problem is...

Steve

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:55:39 GMT, Wayne Sallee
wrote:

I quit using powerheads many years ago for this reason. I
like to use one big pump to run the whole system including
the protein skimmer.

I hear what you say, and it's what I used to do on my larger previous
tanks. This is a 15 gal nano with no sump, which is a new area for
me. Hard to get decent water movement without a little powerhead in
there, you can't really fit the sort of Eheim I'm used to using in
there I'm finding. An airstone behind the reef does quite a bit, but
not perhaps enough for acropora etc that likes movement. The small
tank has presented some interesting new challenges.

Steve

Yea a sumpless tank is a little different.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Steve wrote on 6/12/2006 6:29 PM:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:55:39 GMT, Wayne Sallee
wrote:

I quit using powerheads many years ago for this reason. I
like to use one big pump to run the whole system including
the protein skimmer.

I hear what you say, and it's what I used to do on my larger previous
tanks. This is a 15 gal nano with no sump, which is a new area for
me. Hard to get decent water movement without a little powerhead in
there, you can't really fit the sort of Eheim I'm used to using in
there I'm finding. An airstone behind the reef does quite a bit, but
not perhaps enough for acropora etc that likes movement. The small
tank has presented some interesting new challenges.

Steve