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"Reel McKoi" wrote:

"~ jan" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:42:27 CST, "Reel McKoi"
wrote:

I have two plant baskets wired together like clam shells. A bag? Anything
finer than the plant baskets would clog in no time.

I guess I don't understand your problem. Your pump is clogging even with
the clamshell?

No Jan. The clamshell keeps the plant debris out. A finer mesh "bag" would
clog quickly.


I think many of the answers were not to you, but to the OP who asked for
suggestions to a pump with no protection at the time.

Vinyl screening, imho, if held away from the pump, has about the same size
openings as the mesh baskets I have seen.

Not here where I live. Vinyl screening is so fine it clogs with algae and
plant debris - I tried it already.

Really large mesh baskets are
sometimes hard to find. Thus putting the pump in a bucket as Jim has done
or laundey/tote basket and then covered with screening gives adequate
surface area for most large pumps, and keeps tiny fry out. ~ jan

True. A laundry basket is much larger than the largest plant basket. He may
not have many plants either or many have different plants. I find vinyl
screening clogs with algae faster than plant debris. That was just my
experience with it.

I bought my system from a guy who modified cages and pvc to make great
prefilters. Also included Venturi aeration fixtures. Mesh of bag is fine
enough to keep any fry out, but never enough to clog bag. Bag is black
plastic netting with drawstring at top.

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