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Protect against killer wavemaker


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Decided to do this simple DIY after my sunburst got sucked and killed and nearly made rabbit stew out of my seahare. Dont know if anyone has done this but hopefully someone will find this useful for preventing fishes or other inverts from getting suck into the wavemaker.

Material used green filter mat found laying around. Will be looking for stiffer and nicer material to replace it.

Pictures should be simple enough to understand. Flow rate of wavemaker isnt affected. Just make sure to get rid of any loose bits before fitting it around the water intake.

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It doesnt affect the flow rate. If you ever look at those filter mats before, you will find that its very sparse and loosely binded sort of like plastic. It just keeps the tenents in the tank from getting too close to the water intake of the wavemaker. Especially if you are running a powerful wavemaker. Im running 2 Seio 1100 and its like 2 big mouse trap for my fishes.

Another thing ive noticed is if the wavemaker is placed too near the water surface, sometimes air will get sucked in also. But now it doesnt happen.

Just saw my sea hare crawled across the wavemaker... Its safe! Hopefully i can find something nicer to replace it.

Anyone seen black filter mats before?

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ok guys heres what i noticed. Like what tineng mentioned, mesh gets dirty easily so regular cleaning is needed although i dont notice any major decrease in flow rate.

so what i would say is this methed is just a temp solution if your inverts like to get "too cosy" with the pumps.

green mesh is still too soft and brittle for my liking although it works.

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actually can just get a piece of mesh and cover it.. whatever way, its better than leaving it open to suck unsuspecting inverts..

This method is good for flat surface kind.. not sure how to cover for the new rounded tunze wavemakers..

Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth?

"Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.."

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