Can you add a small pump on the outlet of a can filter
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2nd Rule of Chemical Engineering:
Pumps Don't Suck.
Running a pump in line wouldn't help you.
Add a powerhead if you want more flow in your tank, and add another filter if you want more filtration.
Pumps Don't Suck.
Running a pump in line wouldn't help you.
Add a powerhead if you want more flow in your tank, and add another filter if you want more filtration.
legendaryfrog
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Exactly! Pumps just move the water through them, so adding a GPH pump at the end of an output wouldnt do anything
I did this for a few months, put my 300gph power head at the outlet of my cascade 1000. I personally was happy with the results.
Pumps have a maximum flow rate, if the flow rate of your filter is equal to or more than the pump, it won't do anything. Additionally, the pump won't change the amount of filtration.
If the pump has a flow rater greater than the filter and you run it in line:
If it's before the filter, when the water hits the filter it's flow rate will decrease and it's flow rate after the filter will be limited by the filter's flow rate.
If it's after the filter, the pump will push water into the aquarium faster, but it will have no effect on the flow rate through the filter.
Pumps push, they don't suck.
If the pump has a flow rater greater than the filter and you run it in line:
If it's before the filter, when the water hits the filter it's flow rate will decrease and it's flow rate after the filter will be limited by the filter's flow rate.
If it's after the filter, the pump will push water into the aquarium faster, but it will have no effect on the flow rate through the filter.
Pumps push, they don't suck.
I mean, yeah it'll total increase the circulation in your tank, just as a nice powerhead would, so in that regard it will definitely help in filtration.