best screen for anemone care / koralia

Hi, I have a Koralia 4 powerhead in my tank and i'm about to get a bubble tip anemone. i know i need to cover the powerhead to prevent the anemone from getting sucked in but for the life of me i can't seem to find the right material. what is the name of a good plastic mesh that is easy to maintain that i can fit around a Koralia type powerhead? what do you guys use?

i went to home depot looking for a plastic mesh but i don't know the "name" of what to buy. the closest i found was the stuff you put on the bottom of drawers; a pvc grip type foam....

 

Arts and crafts stores has it. I got mine from Michaels. It comes in a variety of colors. I believe it was in the knitting section.

 

do you know what it is called?? the name is what i need. i go places and ask for plastic mesh and they don't know where to tell me to find it. i will definitely check an arts and crafts store though.

hey, check out this stuff--stretchy plastic mesh...looks cool like it might work well:
http://www.caplugs.com/catalog/StarPage.asp

 

Why do people find the need to use mesh on powerheads? Koralias arent the meanest craziest powerful pumps out there, if the anenome is happy and attaches himself to a spot in your tank he will be fine. I bought a large rbta and threw it in my 90, since has split into 2 and i have a tunze 6045, 6025, and a vortech mp20 turned 3 quarters of the way up and i dont use the foam cover that was supplied with the pump. Mesh is gonna clog fast in my opinion.

Dennis

 

i think it's a chance issue--i've heard that bubble tip anemones in particular roam around the tank a lot until they find their 'permanent' spot. and my Koralia 4 does churn some water. i don't think i want to risk it, if a floating swimming anemone gets within 4 or 5 inches of that Koralia i could easily see it getting sucked up. plus i've read on another board someone's horror story of a bta that got sucked up in a Koralia. maybe after the bta settles i'd be willing to go without some type of mesh protection but i'm a little paranoid because this is my first anemone...

 

I've lost two anemones to my koralia powerhead...I'm going to look up this shield if I decide to get another one...probably not though

 

I bought two sheets of it. I will check will I get home tonight and I will post the name of it.

I havent had any problems and my #4 have been covered with this stuff for about two months now.

 

I have lost a gbt and a condi both to powerheads. Luckily I didnt lose any fish.

 

Hey did you happen to get the name of the mesh screen to prevent anemones from getting sucked up into the koralia?

 

Sorry it took so long to respond. It doesnt have a name on the sticker. It comes in a 1'x1' piece.