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I have a rena inline pump for the creek, but I didn't think about putting a filter in the line unitl it was buried under rock and substrate....if a small piece of coco or peat gets sucked through wil it damage it? Not that there is anything I can do at this point.

Thanks,
Matt
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Matt

It would have been best if you had used a false bottom and placed the pump down under the egg crate (or whatever is used for the false bottom). I have done several tanks like this and none of my pumps have failed *yet*. Most of them have been running 24/7 for over a year.

-Bill
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Updated list as of: 9/30/03
2.2.6 D. azureus
1.2.14 D. ventrimaculatus 'yellow' (16 tads in the water)
2.3 D. tinctorius 'cobalt' (one subadult)
0.0.3 D. tinctorius 'patricia'
0.0.5 D. auratus 'green/black' (tads)
0.0.3 D. imitator 'Alex Sens line' (1 week)
0.0.2 D. reticulatus (soon)
0.0.2 D auratus 'teal'(soon)

I have a false bottom, screen, and about 3 inches of river rock, with the in-tube going through the eggcrate and resting on the bottom....but there has been some settling...shake I guess you could call it that has made its way to the bottom. I will just hope for the best.

Thanks again
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Matt

Gravel is a good filter also. I have one of my pumps in a small glad container with screen around the hole I put in it. This has been running 12 hours a day for about 8-9 months. My other pump is just in gravel and running well also and has been going for a couple months.
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
1.2.0 D. leucomelas
0.0.2 D. azureus
1.0.1 D. imitators