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Fish entering AquaClear filter

I keep small fish, and even with minimal flow through my AquaClear, they are still being sucked in. Is there any way to prevent this?

I keep small fish, and even with minimal flow through my AquaClear, they are still being sucked in. Is there any way to prevent this?
Classically this can be a problem for very small, curious fish, or fish that have become weakened by disease but may not be showing problems until it is too late. For very small fish, or curious ones that like to explore small spaces such as loaches, the use of the AquaClear Surface Skimmer (A-1006) may help greatly as the suction power is spread over a much wider area and thus lessened. There is the problem of suspended wastes ending up in the gravel, but the unit will allow the filter to use a greater water input per hour and this may overcome the problem.

Before the AquaClear Surface Skimmer, the only way to slow down the siphon power and prevent the fish from being able to enter the siphon assembly was to cut a slit in an AquaClear Foam and place it over the siphon strainer assembly, alternately, the end of a nylon stocking could be tied over the strainer. Both of these latter solutions require much more maintenance as larger particulate matter would be trapped in the foam or nylon and slowly block the input to the filter.

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