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Frogs Dying in Skimmer
I have a Savio Skimmer and this fall we have lost 3 frogs to being
chewed up in the pump after entering the skimmer. They get over the top of the divider from the basket side into the pump side and are pulled in and chopped up. It's a nightmare having to remove them(still alive)and crush them with a rock to end their misery. Anyone else have this problem or any ideas of how to keep them out of there. Since it's a leaf skimmer I can't block the entryway, but maybe there is a way to keep them from the pump side. I thought they went thru the handle of the basket, but I have blocked that with screening and now have seen one sitting on top of the basket when I opened the skimmer, so that's not enough. Also the most recient one was in one of the ports for the UV lights and there is no way to get it out. I dread opening the skimmer to clean the filter for fear I will chase him into the pump side and he will have the fate of the other 3. Any ideas? Sue W Brooksville FL See my pond 'Rippling Waters' at http://community.webshots.com/user/aspenjd |
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Frogs Dying in Skimmer
Sue,
Make a basket of hardware cloth that you can put the pump in. The mesh should be small enough to keep frogs out, but large enough to not clog by any debris that gets through the skimmer basket. I have had frogs travel down my plumbing to my Sequence pumps, unfortunately, due to elbows, they never made it to the pump, but were trapped, cutting off water flow until I cut the plumbing to get them out. This past year I had tropical lily blooms go the same route. I now have hardware cloth over the inlet. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Sue Walsh" wrote in message om... I have a Savio Skimmer and this fall we have lost 3 frogs to being chewed up in the pump after entering the skimmer. They get over the top of the divider from the basket side into the pump side and are pulled in and chopped up. It's a nightmare having to remove them(still alive)and crush them with a rock to end their misery. Anyone else have this problem or any ideas of how to keep them out of there. Since it's a leaf skimmer I can't block the entryway, but maybe there is a way to keep them from the pump side. I thought they went thru the handle of the basket, but I have blocked that with screening and now have seen one sitting on top of the basket when I opened the skimmer, so that's not enough. Also the most recient one was in one of the ports for the UV lights and there is no way to get it out. I dread opening the skimmer to clean the filter for fear I will chase him into the pump side and he will have the fate of the other 3. Any ideas? Sue W Brooksville FL See my pond 'Rippling Waters' at http://community.webshots.com/user/aspenjd |
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Frogs Dying in Skimmer
"RichToyBox" wrote in message news:dD%Hb.70214$VB2.136849@attbi_s51...
Sue, Make a basket of hardware cloth that you can put the pump in. The mesh should be small enough to keep frogs out, but large enough to not clog by any debris that gets through the skimmer basket. I have had frogs travel down my plumbing to my Sequence pumps, unfortunately, due to elbows, they never made it to the pump, but were trapped, cutting off water flow until I cut the plumbing to get them out. This past year I had tropical lily blooms go the same route. I now have hardware cloth over the inlet. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html Thanks Rich, Great idea! I understand by hardware cloth you mean something like, (but smaller than)chicken wire, is that correct? The first instance we had blocked the water flow and that's what made us look at the pump. Over at the botanical gardens we are constantly finding frogs in all the faucets. Turn on the water and out comes a small frog. Thanks again. Sue W Brooksville FL See my pond 'Rippling Waters' at http://community.webshots.com/user/aspenjd |
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Frogs Dying in Skimmer
Sue,
In Home Depot, the hardware cloth is located next to the chicken wire. It is typically used in eave vents, rabbit cages, and is about 1/4 or 3/8 inch mesh. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Sue Walsh" wrote in message om... "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:dD%Hb.70214$VB2.136849@attbi_s51... Sue, Make a basket of hardware cloth that you can put the pump in. The mesh should be small enough to keep frogs out, but large enough to not clog by any debris that gets through the skimmer basket. I have had frogs travel down my plumbing to my Sequence pumps, unfortunately, due to elbows, they never made it to the pump, but were trapped, cutting off water flow until I cut the plumbing to get them out. This past year I had tropical lily blooms go the same route. I now have hardware cloth over the inlet. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html Thanks Rich, Great idea! I understand by hardware cloth you mean something like, (but smaller than)chicken wire, is that correct? The first instance we had blocked the water flow and that's what made us look at the pump. Over at the botanical gardens we are constantly finding frogs in all the faucets. Turn on the water and out comes a small frog. Thanks again. Sue W Brooksville FL See my pond 'Rippling Waters' at http://community.webshots.com/user/aspenjd |
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