Juwel Internal Filter Sucking Up Baby Plecs :(

[TimNorwich]

This is the 2nd time my plecs have bread, and I am starting to see dead babies in the filter stack which is obviously annoying as I'd really like to bring some of the babies up.

What are some of the options? I have a Rio 125L.

Thankyou,

Tim.

 

[Timmy_Bee]

put some tights over the filter?

(ps i am also Tim from Norwich...)

or you might be better off moving them to a smaller tank and setting up a DIY sponge filter

 

[tropicaldave]

This is the 2nd time my plecs have bread, and I am starting to see dead babies in the filter stack which is obviously annoying as I'd really like to bring some of the babies up.

What are some of the options? I have a Rio 125L.

Thankyou,

Tim.

Take the filter out and replace it with an external filter, just done mine for similar reasons, water quality much better and babies saved!!!!

 

[TimNorwich]

The external filters are more powerful aren't they? I don't have a lot of money to be spending on more things

It's not easy to cover the filter with tights as there are like 2/3 inlet points I think?

 

[Timmy_Bee]

on the assumption your Rio 125 has the same style filter as my 180, you should be able to pull tighes over. But yea - there are inlets at the bottom and at the top

 

[alex.wardle]

just pull a pair of tights over the hole thing. doesnt matter if it even covers the out let. water will still be able to pass.

 

[TimNorwich]

I am finding it hard to understand how the tights will stay secure at the bottom of the filter, as only 2 of 4 sides are not siliconed onto the aquarium.

 

[TimNorwich]

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Just purchased those, I know somebody who can cut plastic/glass for cheap so going to give that a go, will let you know how I get on.

My aim is to just seperate the rest of the tank from the pair of Ancistrus, if I get a plastic divider I will drill small holes in it, if I get glass I will just use a sponge filter.

 

[tonyp5467]

i turn off the juwel filter and add a fluval internal filter high up in the tank