question for FX5 users

[Mr Pleco]

I'm just connecting a new FX5 to my main display tank. My question is the intake strainer, the slats look rather large as anyone ever put a sponge or covered it with a sock to keep large particles and small fish from being suckinto the impeller........? Ramifications? insite? or just paranoia

 

[Steve737]

How large is your main display tank? Also, how small are your small fish? I have a few Danios that have survived my "mean" fish and have never had a problem with them getting sucked in. And I have 2 FX5s running.

 

[kelwkatdady]

I think anything larger than "fry" would be fine as is...

I mean fry not some 1 inchers...

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

A sock of sponge would restrict your intake and MIGHT overwork and burn out your impeller...

just a thought

 

[PMK]

your tripping to much ive had fry swimming a few inches under the intake and not get sucked up. And if there to stupid to not get sucked up there probably not grow to maturity

 

[Mr Pleco]

Thanks for the replies, the tank is a 6' 125 AG.. it's hooked up and running fine, the main reason I had asked is that a while back a feeder guppy colony established itself in this tank..( right now they are before bed time snacks for my Uaru's)..anyway I was worried that if I sucked too many in it would foul the filter prematurely...having small guppies shoaling amongst 7"-10" Uaru's and some Red hooks was an effect I also got used to looking at...

Thank you all MFK is a nice resource to have when I wig out.......