Reeflovinlexy
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Last night I had my first real fish scare. I walked into the fish tank room and saw one of my blue green reef chromis on the wood floor. I quickly netted him and threw him back in and he immediately got sucked into the powerhead. So I turned the powerhead off and he swam away. I turned off all of the filtration and other powerheads as well just to be on the safe side. The fish has been swimming around since and has been eating so I think he is going to be fine. Is there anything else I should do for him?
Which leads me to my big question, how can I prevent this in the future? I didn't think I needed netting or anything since I never read any posts about chromis jumping. I knew eventually I would have to after I added more fish but now I want to do it asap. I was thinking of custom making a screen out of window screen. Or is there something else out there that anyone can recommend? I don't want to spend much money either as I am in the process of setting up my sump and it's been a hefty investment. Thanks in advance for the help!
Which leads me to my big question, how can I prevent this in the future? I didn't think I needed netting or anything since I never read any posts about chromis jumping. I knew eventually I would have to after I added more fish but now I want to do it asap. I was thinking of custom making a screen out of window screen. Or is there something else out there that anyone can recommend? I don't want to spend much money either as I am in the process of setting up my sump and it's been a hefty investment. Thanks in advance for the help!