What genius thought up this design?

[Anonymous]

How many of you have an AquaC Remora hang on skimmer with the little prefilter box?

The skimmer hangs on the back.
The pump is attached to a tube which dips over the edge and into the tank.
The pump is fastened to the tube by a little clampey-doo.
...
The prefilter box is designed to attach to the pump.
...
Now the pump always slides out of the tube becuase the prefilter box weighs so much.

FFS!
*tries to think of a non-ghetto way to hold the prefilter box up.

 

[ChrisRD]

You can drill a couple of small holes in the back of the box and use suction cups to help hold it up. I did this for a friend over a year ago and it's still working fine. We used the suction cups that come with Maxijet powerheads.

Another options is to modify your rockwork so that the box is resting on a piece of the rock structure and can't slide down any further.

I'm sure there's other stuff you could do too, but those are a couple that come to mind...

HTH

 

[Anonymous]

I tried the rockwork idea, but that wasn't working real well. For now it's held up with fishing line lol. I am going to drill the holes like you described.

 

[Anonymous]

Ah, the beauty of monofilament.

 

[Anonymous]

now, why haven't I ever thought of using Fishing line in my tank????

Duh

smacks hisself in his knuckle

Bryan

 

[Anonymous]

Just revisit your whatnot page... anyway, is the pump a rio or magdrive? If it is magdrive, you are in luck, since you can put a threaded barb fitting on it and end your misery. If it is rio, then you will need a better clamp to get a better gripe on the tubing.

 

[smlacy]

Hwarang,

You have the Maxi-Jet, right? Just use a pair of pliers on those black plastic hose clamps that came with the Remora, and that'll tighten things up pretty good.

I discovered this after my pump fell off several times, shooting a jet of water up and over the back of my tank. Silly design indeed.

Steve