foam filter on vortech pumps

kga943 · 03/13/2012, 06:27 PM

should i use the foam filter on my mp-10 it really cuts the flow down and makes it run hot

SABOB · 03/13/2012, 06:39 PM

If you have an Anemone, yes

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younglcy · 03/13/2012, 06:47 PM

I never run the filters and I have 13 fish, 6 shrimp, a mandarin and pipefish and 6 huge GBTA's. The only casualty so far has been an arrow crab that reached in to grab some algae and came out -2 arms. IMO they also pull too much floating debris out of the water column.

tozzi · 03/13/2012, 07:03 PM

Garbage, toss it

dixiedog · 03/13/2012, 07:14 PM

Yup.

BTW my MP10 runs pretty darn hot all the time so that part may not change.

Lacktaters · 03/13/2012, 07:18 PM

The foam looks like poop and gets loaded with debris almost immediately. I have a small clown goby that perches near it without any problems. My small blenny flirts with disaster and perches right on top of it (inside it when I turn it off to work on the tank). My only loss has been a sea hare that got smoked when it got too close.

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Toddrtrex · 03/13/2012, 08:52 PM

Have anemones in all 3 of my tanks, have 2 MP10's in each tank, use the covers on all of the MP10s. The risk isn't worth it, IMO.

lostmyz · 03/13/2012, 09:12 PM

I used mine initially because a few snails were trying to crawl over the housing and than i went to feed my fish and watched half the food get stuck in it. So they are off now!

03/13/2012, 06:27 PM	#1
kga943 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 504	foam filter on vortech pumps should i use the foam filter on my mp-10 it really cuts the flow down and makes it run hot

03/13/2012, 06:39 PM	#2
SABOB Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Antonio,TX Posts: 207	If you have an Anemone, yes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ To all Military...Thanks for Serving Current Tank Info: 12gl NanoCube,55gl softies,fish

03/13/2012, 07:03 PM	#4
tozzi Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: JERSEY Posts: 825	Garbage, toss it __________________ Your dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare a man whos the best with guns knives his bare hands A man whos been trained to ignore pain ignore weather eat things that would make a billy goat puke Current Tank Info: 215 sps

03/13/2012, 08:52 PM	#7
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Have anemones in all 3 of my tanks, have 2 MP10's in each tank, use the covers on all of the MP10s. The risk isn't worth it, IMO. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

03/13/2012, 06:47 PM	#3
younglcy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canton, MI Posts: 93	I never run the filters and I have 13 fish, 6 shrimp, a mandarin and pipefish and 6 huge GBTA's. The only casualty so far has been an arrow crab that reached in to grab some algae and came out -2 arms. IMO they also pull too much floating debris out of the water column.

03/13/2012, 07:14 PM	#5
dixiedog Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 1,626	Yup. BTW my MP10 runs pretty darn hot all the time so that part may not change.

03/13/2012, 07:18 PM	#6
Lacktaters Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 128	The foam looks like poop and gets loaded with debris almost immediately. I have a small clown goby that perches near it without any problems. My small blenny flirts with disaster and perches right on top of it (inside it when I turn it off to work on the tank). My only loss has been a sea hare that got smoked when it got too close. Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk

03/13/2012, 09:12 PM	#8
lostmyz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 2,374	I used mine initially because a few snails were trying to crawl over the housing and than i went to feed my fish and watched half the food get stuck in it. So they are off now!