Clownfish larvae collection from sump
Monday, August 26, 2013 5:11 PM
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Does anyone routinely collect their clown larvae from a sump? My breeding pair is in my reef tank, and I can't seem to get my snagger to catch more than 5-6 larvae. I know it's a flow issue in the tank, as it is an established mixed reef with lots of large acros, etc. I am hesitant to completely shut off the return pump and the powerheads and only have the snagged running, even for just a few hours. Murphy's law may prevail and I would fall asleep, forget it altogether, or something else, and kill my tank. I haven't been very successful at trying to collect the eggs for outside hatching in a tumbler because they will only make their nest on a nearly inaccessible piece of rock under their anemone. They absolutely refuse to lay on tile, pots, and the like. It is really amazing how they can move something that I think I have wedged into their area! Does anyone use some type of modification to their overflow to reduce the beating the newly hatched larvae would sustain in the ride down to the sump? Any suggestions or hints would be welcome.
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