Do i need to cover internal filters?

Subject: Do i need to cover internal filters? Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:12 am

Hi,do I need to cover my internal filters with anything before my babies come out of the spawning cave? I have 2 fluval u2's and a large stingray filter.

Subject: Re: Do i need to cover internal filters? Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:10 am

depends on how powerful the filters suck it. I usually do.

Subject: Re: Do i need to cover internal filters? Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:16 am

I used a filter media sponge thing on my intake pipe and it blocked the water intake after a couple of weeks.

Subject: Re: Do i need to cover internal filters? Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:08 am

After a lot of trying different filters and types of covers I found that the babies can cope with the filters if they're not on high power. Covering meant they didn't do a proper job.
As there are so many I clean the filter every 2-3 days.

Subject: Re: Do i need to cover internal filters? Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:37 pm

Doug wrote:: depends on how powerful the filters suck it. I usually do.

Hi Doug,what do you use to cover them?

Subject: Re: Do i need to cover internal filters? Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:26 pm

There are some suggestions for covering filter intakes HERE