Protecting anemone

[Safedad]

I have lost an anemone into a return for my closed loop. It is a one inch line that has a 1" t and gutter guard on it. this obviously didn't work. I am going to add a 1.25" 4 way coupling (with bushing in one side to reduce it down to 1") on it to further slow down the flow into anyone of the return inlets. I am also making a guard out of needlepoint plastic sheeting. I am wrapping it around each of the three intakes, adding a circular end cap out of the sheeting. I am attaching it with electrical ties and then using hot melt glue stix on the seams. Here is a picture of the first two intakes. I need to get some more of the screen to finish it.

Has anyone used hotmelt in a tank?
Any contamination issues and does it hold up in salt water?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[WDLV]

I would build something that boxes in the intake rather than adding screens.

 

[myxsptlk]

You mean feed or intake don't you? The return should have constant positive flow

 

[OrionN]

Why not just extend the intake with needle point plastic for about 12-18 inches. The anemone will not cover the whole area thus will not get puree. My intake for my close loop was a tube of perforated mesh 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long. I had anemone, snails without problem. It certainly much easier to hid than that huge intake. You just need to have it such that the anemone cannot cover the entire intake. That is all.

 

[Safedad]

It is for the intake, feed, suction side of my closed loop pump.

I did add about 5" of gutter guard in a tube around each intake and it didn't work for me. Lost a second, but smaller anemone.

My intake is toward the bottom and in the middle of each side so it is easy to hide. This will be somewhat larger than the 1" T that I have angled so both intakes face up (but not much).

Thanks for all the suggestions. Based on them, I assume none of you are aware of a problem using hotmelt in an aquarium.

 

[WDLV]

When I had my closed loops I had a lot of success with the right side because it was boxed off with rockwork. The anemones did not generally try to go near it because it was not exposed to light. As such I did not have access to it for cleaning but at the same time I did not need access for cleaning because it was not able to grow algae due to the absence of light.

The only part that was exposed was the exit ports.

The left intake however was partially exposed but was not much of an issue because if an anemone started venturing too close I could shut it down for a few days or however long it took to let it pass by and settle in elsewhere.

 

[Safedad]

Very nice looking tank!

 

[WDLV]

Thanks. I hope the pics help with the explanation.