Why do I bother????

[Eboman]

I've decided to set up the 210 gallon as a FOWLR tank. The neighborhood kids love to come over and see it and they're more interested in looking at the cool fish as opposed to some type of coral. Plus, I would much rather spend time with the 2-year-old daughter than to be messing with strict water parameters..blah..blah..blah.

Anyhow...

I purchased a clown trigger to go in the tank. He did great...was swimming around, pecking at rocks, eating food, finding hiding places to sleep. So far, there's only a couple of clown fish, so there wasn't much for him to be scared of.

The fish was awesome looking (notice how I said "was").

Later that day, I found him stuck on a powerhead. I shut down all of the high-flow powerheads, but left a couple of MJ1200s on for circulation.

$50 and 4 hours later....dead fish.

Sometimes I hate this hobby!!

Eboman

 

[snapper1]

I know how you Feel friend it has Happened to me,a 50 Dollar flush down the Toilet it Sucks.

 

[Len]

Sorry to hear that I'm having some issues with my tank right now. It seems when it rains, it pours. But I know better days are to come.

 

[Anonymous]

Could he have been a bit sick to begin with? It seems like a strong, healthy fish could pull away from the suction.

But, it is much worse to lose a fish that you have had for a while, named and consider a family pet.

If the suction is that strong to pull in a healthy fish, I know a cool trick to fix it, if you need it....Works even for tiny dwarf seahorses and doesn't slow the flow...

 

[K]

Sorry to hear about your trigger,

How would you reduce the suction Seahorsewhisperer?

 

[Anonymous]

Could he have been a bit sick to begin with? It seems like a strong, healthy fish could pull away from the suction.

But, it is much worse to lose a fish that you have had for a while, named and consider a family pet.

If the suction is that strong to pull in a healthy fish, I know a cool trick to fix it, if you need it....Works even for tiny dwarf seahorses and doesn't slow the flow...

i'm open for the tip

 

[Anonymous]

Let me see if I can explain it?

Suction force can be spread out over a larger area, so the pull in any given spot is reduced. A PH with a small inlet has much stronger pull than one with a larger surface area at it's inlet. The PSI is lessened by a larger area.

I had a drilled 20H for my tiny seahorses. The overflow was only 3/4 inch, covering it with bridal veil would keep the fry in the tank, but clogged up against the netting. I made this dodad out of plastic mesh, using just a few rubber bands and some fishing line. The fry could actually hitch on the overflow and catch food as it went through the mesh without getting pulled in.

A temporary cover for a powerhead can be made to encase the lower part without obstructing flow in or out using the same principle and the same materials.

Make sense?

 

[Eboman]

I'm better now.......

Whenever I help someone set up a new system, the first thing I tell them before they buy their first piece of equipment is to always remember that "FISH DIE!!! -- GET USED TO IT!!!"

You can't take it personally.

Thanks for everyone's support.
Eboman

 

[Anonymous]

Seahorse, gotcha, thanks. Your little dodad looks neat though.