Solved that problem! On to the next - it turns out that the holes on the DIY intake of the XP3 are large enough to trap otocinclus. RIP, little guy. The two down in quarantine completed their two-week assessment/bulk-up period (the QT never gets its algae scraped off, to provide natural food for the Pseudotropheus sp. "acei" juvie who lives there, in case I forget to feed him) so I had to do something to keep them from meeting the same grisly fate. Enter superglue and a fine-but-not-too-fine mesh.
Polka dots! I wanted a black mesh, but such things are hard to find on short notice. Once things stop being crazy around here I'll swap some parts around and spraypaint the mesh black so it won't stand out so much. I'm already painting the back of the 75. There are probably easier ways to get around this, but I like my spraybar intake and I don't want to give it up yet!
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