Pumps and Anemones

I am wondering how long do most of you with anemones leave your pumps covered? Do you wait 1-2 months to make sure your nem is styaing put or do you just leave them covered all the time?

I ask because the covers really do cut down on the flow and they get rather dirty quickly. I am hoping if my nem stays put I can remove the covers.

nems are weird - they wont move for months, and then go walkabout one day... I'd keep them covered all the time, but maybe cover them with plastic canvas so you don't interrupt your flow as much as you with with the pre-filter foam covers that come with most pumps

did you lose one today?

Originally Posted by estanoche

nems are weird - they wont move for months, and then go walkabout one day... I'd keep them covered all the time, but maybe cover them with plastic canvas so you don't interrupt your flow as much as you with with the pre-filter foam covers that come with most pumps

Okay maybe I need to check into doing that. Where do you purchase something like that? Do you have a photo?

Originally Posted by rgrking

did you lose one today?

No. I have my pumps covered. I just had to clean the foam covers and I was looking to see what everyones else does. Do you keep your pumps covered Glen?

I recommend having them covered always. After having mine for 4 months in one place it decided to just let go and floated right into the powerhead. you just never know when they will decide to move and one time it wont get hurt at all but I wouldnt take the chance.

no I don't. Post up some pics of how you cover yours.

I dont have any that are covered anymore because I nolonger have the anemone. When I did conver the Koralia's I cut doughnut shapes from sponges out a nano cube that went over the screen of the powerhead. It did cut down the flow some but well worth it.

Here is a pic of the cover that I have on my mp 40's.



I have been looking around at photos on loys of sites and I see many uncovered pumps! I guess people are willing to risk it.

That's just how I had my koralia for my anemone which I miss very much. I should get another one.

i dont cover ours up. If i see the nem starting to move around i turn the pumps back a bunch till it stops moving

Originally Posted by ccollins618

That's just how I had my koralia for my anemone which I miss very much. I should get another one.

This is probably safest, but they sure do cut down on flow and collect detrus.

Originally Posted by chris&barb

i dont cover ours up. If i see the nem starting to move around i turn the pumps back a bunch till it stops moving

I am thinking this is what I will do once I am more confident that this new nem is staying put. It hasn't looked like it wants to move yet.

yes, they need cleaned out every other day and they do cut down on flow quite a bit.

What happens when the anemone decides to just let go in the middle of the night and is sucked in before you ever knew anything happened. That is what happened to me and the reason I will never have an uncovered powerhead with an anemone again. Just my personal preference and I do urge others to do the same.

Originally Posted by ccollins618

yes, they need cleaned out every other day and they do cut down on flow quite a bit.

What happens when the anemone decides to just let go in the middle of the night and is sucked in before you ever knew anything happened. That is what happened to me and the reason I will never have an uncovered powerhead with an anemone again. Just my personal preference and I do urge others to do the same.

I won't dissagree with you because you are probably right. So mine are covered at least for now.

The funny thing about that is with them covered the nem may like the amount of flow, then you uncover them and the flow increases and the nem doesn't like that much flow and that is when it decides to go for a walk or worse yet a current ride.

sorry for the delay - plastic canvas can be found at pretty much every craft store - even walmart Its cheap, easy, and flexible so you can just wrap it around your pumps and tie it together with fishing line - voila!!!

Sorry I dont have any pics of it in use - haha maybe I should bother to make something for a fun weekend craft project

Darice Plastic Canvas 7 Count 10"x13" Clear 33900-1; 12 Items/Order

I actually have a circulation pump with it in use on my seahorese thread. It is used inside the pump but does the same thing without adding to its size. I do have a little more work to do to clean it then but it works better and looks nicer than having a sponge wrapped around it.
Seahorse Tank

Curious guys, with your pumps and how the nem has based itself.. Is the nem in a sheltered area, or in full flow ????

Originally Posted by ccollins618

yes, they need cleaned out every other day and they do cut down on flow quite a bit.

What happens when the anemone decides to just let go in the middle of the night and is sucked in before you ever knew anything happened. That is what happened to me and the reason I will never have an uncovered powerhead with an anemone again. Just my personal preference and I do urge others to do the same.

I agree, not much you can do when that happens

Originally Posted by estanoche

sorry for the delay - plastic canvas can be found at pretty much every craft store - even walmart Its cheap, easy, and flexible so you can just wrap it around your pumps and tie it together with fishing line - voila!!!

Sorry I dont have any pics of it in use - haha maybe I should bother to make something for a fun weekend craft project

Darice Plastic Canvas 7 Count 10"x13" Clear 33900-1; 12 Items/Order

I have a pack of that stuff i use for the frag tank overflow

Originally Posted by Nick Marine

Curious guys, with your pumps and how the nem has based itself.. Is the nem in a sheltered area, or in full flow ????

Our anemone is in full flow

I like the idea of the plastic canvas! is this the route you'll be taking ellen? if so, will you take pics and/or video along the way so we can follow and refer back?

Originally Posted by Barbara

I like the idea of the plastic canvas! is this the route you'll be taking ellen? if so, will you take pics and/or video along the way so we can follow and refer back?

I like that idea also. I will probably try it soon.