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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / February 2007Covering Powerheads
What is everyone using to cover their powerheads to prevent anemone accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a pain. Anyone doing it another way? > What is everyone using to cover their powerheads to prevent anemone accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a > pain. Anyone doing it another way? I flipped mine upside down, so they suck from the top instead of the bottom. My anemones have given up glass climbing for the moment, but I was planning to use fiber or similar w/ rubber bands. I haven't found a sponge that would work that well accept that some powerheads come with extended uptakes to house the sponge. This might reduce suction enough to avoid anemone death. My ritteri finally found a perch with a lot of flow. I would never have guessed that they would like that much current, but he's stayed put within 48 hrs of adding new power heads. --Kurt >> What is everyone using to cover their powerheads to prevent anemone >> accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a pain. Anyone [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > --Kurt I have these plastic basket things that they sell for ponds to prevent debris clogging the flow too quickly sorta a black plastic basket ugly as old people doing it.... but have them hidden a bit >>> What is everyone using to cover their powerheads to prevent anemone accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a >>> pain. Anyone doing it another way? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > sorta a black plastic basket > ugly as old people doing it.... but have them hidden a bit That's not a bad idea either. Thanks. >> What is everyone using to cover their powerheads to prevent anemone accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a >> pain. Anyone doing it another way? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > --Kurt I have a large LTA in a 20 gal tank for over 6 years. I hate to move it to a bigger tank because it's done so well in there over the years. It's growing pretty close to the powerhead and sometimes knocks off the sponge. Maybe I'll try turning it upside down. Thanks. > >> What is everyone using to cover their powerheads to prevent anemone accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a > >> pain. Anyone doing it another way? Well I have youy beat in the years department sucker and folks are still responding to me every day, and I am not counting my socks either. If it was not for folks trying to get me to see the light or my socks I wuld not have any replies....face it. Oh, I claim those socks as dependants on my income tax.... hahahahaha Sponsored in part by: The House of Roy "Tristan" Hauer© The Roy Hauer Institute of Usenet Socks Anonymity® and Sock Puppetry. The Committee to Take Back our USENET Groups! Hauer's Home for Orphaned Socks LLC. Supporters of Your Local Newsgroups (SLN, Ltd.) The Roy Hauer AKA Tristan Hauer Plonk Foundation© Just say no to Roy "Tristan" Hauer! Its not all about Roy "Tristan" Hauer, Trust me on that! Send Roy Tristan Hauer an Email.....tell him how you realy feel! Send Roy "Tristan" Hauer's ISP and NNTP aan Abuse report, let them know how you feel too. -= Have LoneGunman, Will Travel. =- > > I flipped mine upside down, so they suck from the top instead of the bottom. My anemones have given up glass climbing for the > > moment, but I was planning to use fiber or similar w/ rubber bands. I haven't found a sponge that would work that well accept [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > years. It's growing pretty close to the powerhead and sometimes knocks off the sponge. Maybe I'll try turning it upside down. > Thanks. >> "KurtG" <kurt.guenther.no.spam@bellsouth.net> wrote in message > news:G0Pzh.8045$z6.6569@bigfe9... [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > the sponge. Maybe I'll try turning it upside down. >> Thanks. ???? > ???? tell us about it!! welcome to the strange side of usenet after a while you will recognise the poster and just ignore/killfile somehow they are getting satisfaction from the weird posts I'm glad they are finding some sort of meaning or something but yes very strange. :) I asked a mate about his anemones and he told me he's trying to work out what barriers they won't cross. 'could' be as simple as a line of silicon mixed with something..... once he works it out but after listening to him ramble for over an hour.... I chewed thru my leg and escaped. If the anemone is getting closer to the current perhaps extending the output away from the sucky input could help. some people direct outputs all over the tank trying to eliminate deadspots, and this could influence where the anemone wants to go hang. lotta words for little suggestion heh >> ???? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > very strange. > :) It is a very different ummm.....experience posting here now than it was a few years ago. An easy answer is to just get rid of the powerheads. I did that many years ago. Wayne Sallee Wayne's Pets Wayne@WaynesPets.com KurtG wrote on 2/11/2007 8:02 PM: >> What is everyone using to cover their powerheads to prevent anemone >> accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a pain. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > --Kurt > An easy answer is to just get rid of the powerheads. I did that many years ago. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> --Kurt Good idea. I'll just stir the water around with a big spoon every half hour. ;) And the best part about it is that it is good exercise :-) But seriously I use one large dependable external pump to pump the water from the sump to the reef tank, and that is the only pump I use. Wayne Sallee Wayne's Pets Wayne@WaynesPets.com Yukon wrote on 2/23/2007 6:12 PM: > Good idea. I'll just stir the water around with a > big spoon every half hour. ;) > And the best part about it is that it is good exercise :-) > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> Good idea. I'll just stir the water around with a >> big spoon every half hour. ;) That's a good idea, but this is only a 20gal tank with just the anemone in it. Yea a 20 gallon tank is a bit small for that :-) Yukon wrote on 2/24/2007 3:07 PM: > That's a good idea, but this is only a 20gal tank with just the anemone in it. > Good idea. I'll just stir the water around with a > big spoon every half hour. ;) I found that to be a bit tiring, so I bought a Tunze. George Patterson If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess to anything. >> Good idea. I'll just stir the water around with a >> big spoon every half hour. ;) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess > to anything. LOL! Yep, I guess it would be a tad boring. Since this is just a 20gal tank, I've been using a Hagen. I just ordered one of the following. I'll see how it goes. If it's too powerful for my 20gal, I'll put it in one of my bigger tanks. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=15955&inm=1&N=2004 +22788+2035 > Since this is just a 20gal tank, I've been using a Hagen. I just ordered one of the following. I'll see how it goes. Looks neat. I like the mounting arrangement. > If it's too powerful for my 20gal, I'll put it in one of my bigger tanks. Well, I bought the smaller Tunze (IIRC, 1600 gph). I was worried that the larger one would be too much flow for my 125. Now I wish I had opted for the larger one. I may pick up one of these units an put it down at the opposite end of the tank from the Tunze. George Patterson If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess to anything. Your having a bad time of it target. You tell tooo many lies and cannot keep up with them. The multitude of lies bites you every time you turn around. Trust me on this, its proven that the truth is so much more easier to keep up with than lies are.. Might I suggest "you" give it a try, you may just like it. Oh, do you claim those socks as dependants on you income tax? hahahahaha Sponsored in part by: The House of Roy "Tristan" Hauer© The Roy Hauer Institute of Usenet Socks Anonymity® and Sock Puppetry. The Committee to Take Back our USENET Groups! Hauer's Home for Orphaned Socks LLC. Supporters of Your Local Newsgroups (SLN, Ltd.) The Roy Hauer AKA Tristan Hauer Plonk Foundation© Just say no to Roy "Tristan" Hauer! Its not all about Roy "Tristan" Hauer, Trust me on that! Send Roy Tristan Hauer an Email.....tell him how you realy feel! Send Roy "Tristan" Hauer's ISP and NNTP aan Abuse report, let them know how you feel too. -= Have LoneGunman, Will Travel. =- > What is everyone using to cover their powerheads to prevent anemone accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a > pain. Anyone doing it another way? > Your having a bad time of it target. You tell tooo many lies and cannot > keep up with them. The multitude of lies bites you every time you turn [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > accidents? I use sponges to cover my Hagen's, but they are a >> pain. Anyone doing it another way? Umm......thanks...er...I guess........ Your having a bad time of it target. You tell tooo many lies and cannot keep up with them. The multitude of lies bites you every time you turn around. Trust me on this, its proven that the truth is so much more easier to keep up with than lies are.. > > Your having a bad time of it target. You tell tooo many lies and cannot > > keep up with them. The multitude of lies bites you every time you turn [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Umm......thanks...er...I guess........ |
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