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BigCitySmallReef
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Oh man, sorry for your loss 
Globalbutterfly
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Sorry for the loss. Lost an engineer goby the same way a couple of months ago. I have a lawn mower blenny that gives me regular heart attacks because he periodically likes to sit on top of my WAVs. I keep imagining his swishy tail getting sucked in.
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@Globalbutterfly was that with an ecotech or your WAV? The grills on the WAV look much tighter than my PM 40.
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Goby went head first into the front of my MP10.
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My buddy just pickedup the wav powerhead, never even acknowledged this topic when getting them for him but looks to be maybe a clown goby, or something like a pipefish can get inside. Other then that I don't think any other common aquarium fish can get inside
So sorry for your loss
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The spread between all the plastic work comes down to mm.
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Probably...unless they decide to sit ON it and drape they tails over the intake. Seriously though, I do think the smaller openings make it a BIT safer for average size fish.
Sorry man for your loss, my longnose hawkfish sits on top of mp10 and I think one day I’ll find the same thing as you
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Will say I stopped using the pulse mode on the WAV. The sudden on, sudden off mode just seemed like an invitation for a less than clever fish to get sucked while picking off algae and stuck on food.
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Nice!! Again sorry about the fish. Loosing a midas blenny was a tuff one for me.Just ordered these so I don't have to watch a fish get blended ever again. And no more washing sponges either which is nice. Got them from Anemone Protection Guards on facebook.
I have the Apex wav pumps. I have a tail spot that like to go in them when they are off to help clean them :/ I have not blended him, yet. I have however blended 2 BTA's with the wav's which I was not happy about..
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This is one of the reasons I use a ramp up and down setting instead of off and on, also less wear and tear on the pump as well. I had a Tailspot that would sometimes swim into the PH during feeding, I had to look for him first before turning them on.
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Yeah, there's something about a midas blenny that makes it even harder. They have so much personality and just seem aware more so than other fish.
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Sorry to hear that - losing my tailspot would have put me in a similar panic. I have a tailspot that always tries to get in as well. My royal grama and an occasional anthia does also.
I've had this happen three times and it is unfortunate. Recently with a Picasso clown in my MP40 and a Tail spot blenny with an MP10. I've had the same thing happen to another clown with my Neptune WAVs also.
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Oh no, that's terrible. But thanks for sharing. Hopefully if enough people share their losses we'll see a redesign of the pump screen to prevent more deaths.
