Death by a Nero

[mich2599]

Well I just lost one of my oldest fish Cameron (what I named it) to a Nero pump. Had this little guy since I started reefing in early 2018. So sad...

He was first caught by the pump a week back. He was floating belly up but I moved him to the sump and placed him inside an acclimation box. He ate a few times but would ignore the food for the most part. I was hoping it would recover but it didn’t.

Camera fails to fully capture the damage the Nero caused. Fin was tore up and recovered a little. It was breathing heavy a few hours ago when I checked up, and just now checked again and it was not breathing.

 

[Big G]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[-XENOMORPH-]

Sorry

 

[TheHarold]

That sucks. I think Melev’s Reef sells a guard for that pump, to prevent this.

 

[mich2599]

That sucks. I think Melev’s Reef sells a guard for that pump, to prevent this.

Will have to look into it

 

[AZMSGT]

Sorry for the loss, I had a Chromis get killed by an MP40 recently.. not a pretty way to go.

 

[Squidward]

Such a bummer. Main reason I won't get that powerhead. Should be their responsibility not a 3rd party to provide an add on protection.

 

[Pancake]

Well I just lost one of my oldest fish Cameron (what I named it) to a Nero pump. Had this little guy since I started reefing in early 2018. So sad...

He was first caught by the pump a week back. He was floating belly up but I moved him to the sump and placed him inside an acclimation box. He ate a few times but would ignore the food for the most part. I was hoping it would recover but it didn’t.

Camera fails to fully capture the damage the Nero caused. Fin was tore up and recovered a little. It was breathing heavy a few hours ago when I checked up, and just now checked again and it was not breathing.

Bummer... btw I love the way Nero looks, but it definitely looks like the grates are too open. Do you loose a lot of inverts? Based on the way my inverts climb and clean my powerheads I would imagine there would be heavy loss. Seems like the ecotechs would have issues also. Just wondering for those that have inverts like snails, hermits, and emeralds, do you notice this to be the case for designs with large grates either on the back or in the front?

 

[SDK]

Sorry for your loss.

I am probably buying one of these for my latest build and won’t even drop it in to test without the guard from MR. Hoping a second generation design comes out soon....

 

[mich2599]

Such a bummer. Main reason I won't get that powerhead. Should be their responsibility not a 3rd party to provide an add on protection.

Had one of them for almost a year now. No problems until now. Also hate when snails get close to it and you can hear the impeller hit them every time.

 

[mich2599]

Bummer... btw I love the way Nero looks, but it definitely looks like the grates are too open. Do you loose a lot of inverts? Based on the way my inverts climb and clean my powerheads I would imagine there would be heavy loss. Seems like the ecotechs would have issues also. Just wondering for those that have inverts like snails, hermits, and emeralds, do you notice this to be the case for designs with large grates either on the back or in the front?

lol went ahead of myself look at my previous post^but surprisingly no death inverts just yet.

 

[jay06705]

Sorry for your loss, all those pumps should include some kind of guard in my opinion. Some of those gaps defy logic.

 

[Pancake]

Had one of them for almost a year now. No problems until now. Also hate when snails get close to it and you can hear the impeller hit them every time.

Yikes! They actually hit? Sounds like accidents waiting to happen. My snails would be sashimi for sure. Yeah tbh the design scares me.... on flip side it is arguably the best looking powerhead.....

 

[Sashaka]

Well I just lost one of my oldest fish Cameron (what I named it) to a Nero pump. Had this little guy since I started reefing in early 2018. So sad...

He was first caught by the pump a week back. He was floating belly up but I moved him to the sump and placed him inside an acclimation box. He ate a few times but would ignore the food for the most part. I was hoping it would recover but it didn’t.

Camera fails to fully capture the damage the Nero caused. Fin was tore up and recovered a little. It was breathing heavy a few hours ago when I checked up, and just now checked again and it was not breathing.

Our fish do get themselves into trouble at times. I had a baby clown once swim down the return flow hose toward my sump pump. I caught him just in time before he got to the pump. Luckily my hose was clear so I could see the little bugger. He was swimming against the flow for all he was worth and was winning the battle by the time I rescued him. He was only about 6" from the pump. Luckily, I still have the little guy, 11 years later. The guard @TheHarold recommends sounds like a good fix for your pump, and I may get one myself. @mich2599 mentioned snail deaths. I never realized the snails were in danger from our circulation pumps until this year. I purchased some small snails and later that week I heard this awful grinding noise. At first I couldn't locate where it was coming from. I finally traced it to the circulation pump and realized snails had crawled inside.

It's tough losing fish we've taken care of for many years. I'm very sorry for your loss. ;Sorry

 

[mich2599]

Yikes! They actually hit? Sounds like accidents waiting to happen. My snails would be sashimi for sure. Yeah tbh the design scares me.... on flip side it is arguably the best looking powerhead.....

They hit but no deaths yet. Hopefully it stays like that.

 

[mich2599]

Our fish do get themselves into trouble at times. I had a baby clown once swim down the return flow hose toward my sump pump. I caught him just in time before he got to the pump. Luckily my hose was clear so I could see the little bugger. He was swimming against the flow for all he was worth and was winning the battle by the time I rescued him. He was only about 6" from the pump. Luckily, I still have the little guy, 11 years later. The guard @TheHarold recommends sounds like a good fix for your pump, and I may get one myself. @mich2599 mentioned snail deaths. I never realized the snails were in danger from our circulation pumps until this year. I purchased some small snails and later that week I heard this awful grinding noise. At first I couldn't locate where it was coming from. I finally traced it to the circulation pump and realized snails had crawled inside.

It's tough losing fish we've taken care of for many years. I'm very sorry for your loss. ;Sorry

That clown sure is lucky!

 

[reefdoink]

Sorry to hear about this. Here's the guard mentioned.

Nero 5 Snail Guard | Melev's Reef

This is a 3d printed cage that fits around the back end of the Nero 5 pump. Keep your livestock safely away from the back of the pump. This would include fish, snails and anemones.

www.melevsreef.com

 

[Pancake]

Sorry to hear about this. Here's the guard mentioned.

Nero 5 Snail Guard | Melev's Reef

This is a 3d printed cage that fits around the back end of the Nero 5 pump. Keep your livestock safely away from the back of the pump. This would include fish, snails and anemones.

www.melevsreef.com

ah ha! Suspicion confirmed! This is a dangerous device without mods.

 

[Terri Caton]

I wish they’d make one like that for the EcoTech MPs instead of the mesh thing. They never stay on and seriously restrict the flow.

Woke up once to a baby file fish face first in one. No idea how that happened.