someone up there must sell it.

:roll:

i got home from work tonight and i couldnt see mr cbb anywhere

i looked behind all my rocks first without moving them then i decided to have a proper look and move EVERYTHING :evil:

still no sign, so i figured he jumped out and had been a late lunch for my cat :evil:

however, as i did my daily top off, i noticed that my water level had dropped much more than usual, i figured it was cold so prephaps that was to be expected, but then i noticed my overflow was not at its normal level eather (can you see where this is going :-? ) so i pulled apart my stand pipe and......there he was!

i have no idea how he managed to get over the overflow, no other fish has managed it but i dont run a combe so i guess i have only myself to blame, 7000ltrs per hour what a way to go!

serious bummer. i have always had a comb but ran for quite a while with nothing protecting the durso entry itself....til i heard some dodgy stories. now ive got eggcrate fitted inside there as well.

that is a VERY good idea, i will be buying some egg crate tomorrow and fitting it.

ive got a standard durso where the inlet is a 90 degree bend. i just trimmed eggcrate down and sanded it till it was a snug push fit inside

cool, ive got a standard durso also. i even have a spare 90 degree bend that i will measure and fit the egg crate to, then fit to the standpipe.

if your durso is standard as per his design, shouldnt you already have the 90 on there?

yeah i do.

i was think out loud there, easier to fit the egg crate to the bend then quickly swap the bent with the egg crate for the one without.

just lasy iguess :lol:

true, but youve gotta vote one way or the other.

i have a plan to stop it blocking, this is where my spare elbow will come in handy, ill have the egg crate aroung 6-7mm proud of the face of the bend and cement it in place, this will prevent a total blockage, hopefully. :-?

dont muck around with egg crate go to local plumbing store and get terminal vent cage to fit your pipe size ,cant block this up and just pushes on end of pipe

or do what i did and put an end cap on and drill a heap of holes

my brother in law is a plumber , he gave me one of those push on cage thingies, its perfect!