Tights Blocking Filters :s

[Cichlid_Crazy]

My convicts have bred in my 100g and i have 2 external filters running...so to stop the fry being sucked up i cut up a pair of tights and put them over the intakes of my filters.

However now i have no flow

1 external (the Ehiem one) just trickles and the other (a Fluval 305) just spits occasionally

Usually they are very powerful....should this be happening?

 

[WILDER]

Are the tights thick.
You need really fine tights so the filter flows right.
Not familar with your type of filter. But I just put some netting over the outflow pipe and secure it with an elastic band.

 

[star4]

Do you have filter wool in the filters?

I had the same trouble with my fluval 405 in my turtle tank, because of the mess they make the intake strainer needs cleaning a lot. When the intake is reduced (as I would guess it is using tights) it seems to make the pump work harder and I found with mine it was the filter wool being sucked up inside the unit. I took the filter wool out and its working loads better.

 

[Tolak]

This happens when material or screen is wrapped tightly on the intake. Attach it so it is baggy, not wrapped around. This is why I prefer a piece of filter sponge, poke a hole in the sponge, slide it over the intake.