DAMMIT $@%&* solution anyone?

[samster]

i just came home from work and found my 25$ yellow tang dead on the fREaKIN @$(&%$#(^&# POWER HEAD WT BeEP~!~!???? and i almost got killed on the highway comin home on the BELT i shoulda bought the 20$ dollar worth of the mega mills DAMMIT~! im so HEATED what do u guys do to prevent fishes gettin stucked in the powerhead n gettin stuck? because the fished always like chasin each other into the powerhead~!!! wha can i put on it to keep them from gettin stuck if they do get caught around deRe? such a painful death for the littlle guy -=**( :irked: i feel like such a bad soul for keepin a fish in my tank and havin it die -=T cause of stupid powerheads dammit~ any solutions guys? i think this fish helped save my life if it wasnt for him to block the bad sprit i won't have been able to avoid the accident right in fron tof my face just like 30 mins ago hope there is a REEF heaven for the poor guy -=T sigh

 

[drunktank]

well if he was getting sucked by the powerhead, he was probably already dead. Normally they get stuck to the power b/c they are 2 weak to swim on their own.

 

[inkblue]

sorry to hear that Sam

 

[samster]

no i kno he got stuck cause of the other yellow tang chased him into the power head cause i've witnessed it before already but he managed to swim out so i thought it wasn't strong enough to hold him in but the tangs are only like 2" big grr dammit atleast im alive the poor guy saved my live

 

[Tonyscoots84]

sorry to hear about your fish. what you can do i dont no how you have your powerheads right now but you can put a suction foam piece on top of were it sucks in water so what happened to you is less likely to every happen. how strong are your powerheads.

 

[samster]

400gph? auqaclears / suction foam piece?? what suction foam piece? onlything i can think of is taht stupid filter add-on they have but its fulgEee lol

 

[Tonyscoots84]

u can custom make a foam piece that looks like a small cylindar. cut a hole in the middle and slip it on. if anyone has any better ideas be my guest. im pretty sure you can do that but it might cut the flow down just a little bit. ive seen those foam cylinders on some powerheads at the LFS. check it out. maybe somebody has a better idea.

 

[gforce6]

For now, I guess foam piece will be best unless you make some hole in the back and do the closed loop. Sorry for your loss, Sam.

 

[samster]

closed loop?? is that like runnin a hose on it?

think this would work? just whipped it up right nows, kinda uglyy but ahh saver fish habitat :icon16:

 

[nycfatcow]

hmmm damn sam is that one of the tangs i sold to you? sorry to hear that...yeh i would definately put a foam over that...im you dont mind the trip i have some foam stuff that you can cover the tip with...wont look the greatest but it would be fine until you find something better

 

[samster]

i juss put that cover on it it kinda looks weird juss a white netted hose hangin in the middle i got a painted black black so i like to keep it clean black lookin in the bck but lols now i have like an 1' tubin floatin in the back -=T anyone got 1 and 1/4 black hosing? just an inch or 2" is enough -=Pdammit yes its one of those yellows i jus picked up from u the other day now u can get me a hippo -=X lol cause of incidents like this, im one step behind in buildin my 500gallon tank -=X

 

[nycfatcow]

yeh man make sure you know everything before you get a bigger tank....ill see what i can do...interested in another yellow or salfin?

 

[samster]

same size yellow? got any hippos? well give me a moment i got about 40lb og rocks was suppose to be last week but dunno what happend i want to get the count of rocks 1st n place them its kinda annoyin to move the rock work around with fises inside and i don't want to stress the crap out of the fishes so if u can get me a hippo that be great n another yellow i don't think i sahould put another yellow in the tank one out of the 2 i got forrm u he's a monster he thinks he owns the place and he's only 2"s lol

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I use prefilters on my powerheads. Protects PH, Fish, and corals. Plus adds to filtration a little.

 

[samster]

the prefilter looks ugly and takes up alot of space so is the thing im using rah nows tho eRrr i shoulda done this early but no fishes ever got caught on the PH before just this tang i guess cause hes thin and just the right shape to fit in the hole sideways

 

[DEEPWATER]

the prefilter looks ugly and takes up alot of space so is the thing im using rah nows tho eRrr i shoulda done this early but no fishes ever got caught on the PH before just this tang i guess cause hes thin and just the right shape to fit in the hole sideways

Sam ,,for now ,,let it look ugly till you come up with a better solution ,srry abou thte tang ,but if you have one tang in your tank ,that should be enuf ,go on another type of fish that will get along with its tank mates ,

as for the power head ,just do the ugly thing ,till we can come up or you come up with something better ,you dont want to lose another fish ,so ugly it is :bigeyes2: (for now),,lol

 

[herman]

Ive seen pvc pipe plumbed into the intake of the pump. One guy just put the pvc pointing straight down with various sized holes drilled into it to ease the suction. Another guy plumbed the pvc down to the bottom of the tank and accross to the rocks. He said it worked really well cause it pulled the stagnant water and improved overall circulation. It looks awkward at first but with coarline on it it looks ok.

 

[cali_reef]

no i kno he got stuck cause of the other yellow tang chased him into the power head cause i've witnessed it before already but he managed to swim out so i thought it wasn't strong enough to hold him in but the tangs are only like 2" big grr dammit atleast im alive the poor guy saved my live

400 gph ph should not suck in a healthy yellow tang, not even my 3000gph tunze could do that.
You have two yellow tangs in your tank, one is harassing the other and making it weak and possibly injured it. Maybe that is what killed the tang and the PH sucked it up after it was dead.

 

[joe]

400 gph ph should not suck in a healthy yellow tang, not even my 3000gph tunze could do that.
You have two yellow tangs in your tank, one is harassing the other and making it weak and possibly injured it. Maybe that is what killed the tang and the PH sucked it up after it was dead.

i think he hit the nail on th head, but you gotta tell us what the size of your tank is

 

[nycfatcow]

alright sam ill try to get you a hippo...dont know if i can though..definately get you a nice size salfin r yello if yo uwant