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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V2 #759





> "Jim Viscosi" wrote


>Does anyone have any ideas on how to prevent the intake tube of my =
>Fluval canister from constantly pulling in plants, and loose leaves?  =
>The plants grow so quickly that they have taken over the entire tank and =
>there isn't room anywhere to put the intake where it will not be smack =
>dab in the middle of plants.   I tried adding a powerhead for extra =
>water circulation as the top of my water is stagnant and has developed a =
>green film, but the powerhead also gets clogged within a matter of a day =
>or two, and there appears no way to put a prefilter on it.  It's a pro-3 =
>by Hagen.

How about putting a sponge sleeve over the intake tube?

Richard KHOO Guan Chen
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