powerhead guard

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by hawk

I bought a heater guard for one of my 802's. It is about 1.25" diameter and fits the bottom perfectly. I cut it to about 3" long . On another 802 I used an old Aquaclear tube with a grill on the bottom, this is shoved into the tapered ferrule accessory that came with the 802. Both guards are pretty small and easy to hide.

The heater guard idea sounds okay. IMO, it provides a larger surface area than the 802's regular intake for water to continue entering the powerhead, even if something small attaches itself to it. I would not trust it with an anemone, though.

The AquaClear tube's grilled bottom does not provide very much more surface area than the 802's regular intake, IMO. I would not use it to protect anemones or other animals, except maybe snails, that may find their way to the intake.