Fish getting caught in pump

[NancyMc]

Does anyone cover the intakes on their pumps to prevent fish from getting sucked up? If yes, what do you use?

 

[Meyer Jordan]

What make of pump do you have? Submersibles always come equipped with some form of intake pre-filter.or mesh/

 

[addy1]

Mine is external. I put a 5 gallon bucket around the intake with a ton of 1/4 inch holes drilled in it. That reduced the suction over all, I don't find critters in the leaf basket of the pump.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I use a prefilter basket and then also a mesh bag on mine.

 

[NancyMc]

I use a prefilter basket and then also a mesh bag on mine.

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Tell me more about the mess bag please.

 

[sissy]

I use laguna and they come encased in a housing .No prefilter or bag that gets clogged up every week

 

[sissy]

You could wire together 2 of those plant baskets they use in ponds .I buy the plant baskets at lowes end of season for a dollar

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I use laguna and they come encased in a housing .No prefilter or bag that gets clogged up every week

I don't have a problem with my bag getting clogged up.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Tell me more about the mess bag please.

Not much to tell, it's picture above with a pump inside. It's just a picture I found online but it looks just like mine.

 

[Angel]

i lost my pre filter for my small winter pump i took 2 aquatic planter baskets and zip tied around the pump

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I also have a mesh bag.
They're cheap on Ebay.
Search "pond pump bag".

 

[bentaz]

I know this is an old thread but here goes anyway.
In the past I bred a lot of chiclids and had a large 5000lt grow out pond for the little fella's and had a bit of trouble to start off with fish getting sucked up into the filter. I put the pump inside a milk crate wrapped in 90% shade cloth and it worked a treat.
Cheers
Ben

 

[sissy]

Window screen works also but both can clog and cause the pump to over work .I got laguna pump because they come with a full cage that goes over the pump and are energy efficient