ANEMONES!!! <shakes fist>

Beverly · #1 02-28-2007, 05:13 PM

Before introducing our GTBA and RBTA to our tank, I made sure they would have no possibility of getting sucked into a powerhead. ALL powerheads have had guards put on them before the anemones went in.

Kind of off topic, but people who put jumping fish into tanks that don't have the tops covered are also asking for trouble.

andsoitgoes · #2 02-28-2007, 05:20 PM

See - the intakes DO have guards on them, they're not open - and the guards are VERY small. I'm not talking mesh thin weave guards, but very thin guards... no guards would probably mean that I'd have mushed anemone in my tank

The only thing that might have prevented it would be to do a super fine mesh or sponge/quickfilter type thing - which would be another thing to fight with in regards to nitrates...

Unless there's something I'm missing?

Johnny Reefer · #3 02-28-2007, 05:26 PM

Use the QuickFilter guard without the sponge. Then you have a BIG guard.

Cheers,

albert_dao · #4 02-28-2007, 05:28 PM

Man, I lost like $2000 worth of various Xenia to random anemone poisoning a month ago. Never again!

Matt · #5 02-28-2007, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

Man, I lost like $2000 worth of various Xenia to random anemone poisoning a month ago. Never again!

That's an awful lot of Xenia. What's that work out to, like 3 metric tonnes?

EmilyB · #6 02-28-2007, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

That's an awful lot of Xenia. What's that work out to, like 3 metric tonnes?

ponokareefer · #7 02-28-2007, 08:16 PM

I was looking at putting filter media over the ends of the powerheads, and then cleaning it as needed. I also have 2 anenome walls built, so hopefully any anenomes that I get won't be able to get off of them.