Nero 3 anemone guard

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Is the guard which is included with the new AI Neros designed to protect anemones or just fish?
 

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Is the guard which is included with the new AI Neros designed to protect anemones or just fish?
Following this as I do plan on getting nems in the future and most of my pumps are Nero 3s with the fish guard. I think the main issue is that nems can squeeze through small crevices and holes. Will need to hear from more reefers about this.
 

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I bought this mesh sleeve from McMaster Carr. As you can see they come in many diameters. I bought the one that was just smaller than the diameter of my jaebo and "stretched it over it. Fits fantastic, just cut to length.
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The included guard is a fish guard. I picked up these, haven’t tried them yet, waiting for the tank.

 

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Is the guard which is included with the new AI Neros designed to protect anemones or just fish?
It will not protect anemones from themselves. And when they get caught in that fish guard, they get stuck. I found out the hard way.

You’ll need to apply a coarse foam or mesh guard on top of the fish guard. Thankfully the fish guard is easily removable so you can do this without much work.
 

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If ya have a 3D printer or know of someone, @ocpondpoacher is working on a 3D printed one.

 

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I just bought a 3D printed anemone guard specifically for the Nero 3. I got the guard off of Ebay and it is supposed to be delivered next week. I am just hoping that my anemone doesn't leave the acclimation box before the guard arrives
 

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I have the nem guard off ebay listed above. It does work for protecting the wondering nem. The first guard I had the diy mesh roll failed on me and munched half a RBT anemone. The only downside of the 3D printed one is that it needs to be cleaned pretty regularly since any larger food particles will get stuck.
 

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