Clown trigger dead

Sorry to hear about the loss. That is a major bummer. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/sad.gif

 

Are you sure the powerhead got it or did he die and his body got sucked up? How long have you had the fish?

 

Chances are your fish died before they got caught in the power heads.

Maybe one of them got caught but most of the time they die first. My two cents.

 

Sorry for your loss... /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/sad.gif

IMO, this is a problem with the fish, not the power heads.

A healthy fish should have enough strength to easily escape the suction of a power head, especially an MJ (which isn't that powerful to begin with). The only exception to this that I can think of is if you didn't use the intake screen, maybe there would be enough suction, but the intake screen should disperse most of it.

I have Koralia 3's in my frag tank and I regularly see shrimp skirt right over the intake without being sucked in...

If your fish are weak from sickness, starvation, etc. they may not have the energy to escape even a small amount of suction. I had the same thing happen with a Tang that refused to eat.

-JB

 

+1 with JB - I had a tang that was a fincky eater get stuck to a Koralia.  Unfortunatley for him the sea urchin got to him before I did.

 

i have been known to put obstacles around them such as rocks or eggcrate does not look good but saves lives or either turn down the pump flow temporarilyi have done this by wrapping tape around the intake until the fish gets used to the water suction being there

 

I would recommend checking other items in your tank... As hot as it's been, is your tempature staying at a low enough level? Having the air conditioner running may cause your oxygen levels to drop and CO2 levels to be elevated. Usually a good idea to increase surface agitation in the summer to keep the tank temp down. As long as you have the intake screens on, you shouldn't be having problems with the pumps themselves - Hundreds of thousands of people use Maxi-jet pumps and if it was that common of a problem they wouldnt still be used in the hobby and would be out of business.

 

Double post  -Anyone else have this problem as much as me!!

 

I also agree that the cause is in the tank, not the pumps. I've got tons of powerheads and fish regularly swim close by or even sit on them (Lawnmower Blenny). Water test time... Sorry for the loss!

 

I would check your params. You have a lot of fish in that 75 and without a skimmer working your tank may not of been able to handle the bio load. I have had that happen.

 

http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/watercare/a/nitrates.htm

 

Wow I would say Nitrates would have to be really high to kill fish. Most fish can take a lot of Nitrates and even over time most don't die unless nothing is done to get it lower. A sudden spike I would think would not kill a fish unless it was very weak to begin with. How high was high?