would i be better of drawing the water from the bottom of the tank, like in the pic or just from directly under the power head?
62 gallon tank. (260Ltrs)
62 gallon tank. (260Ltrs)
filter
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I myself usally put the intake about the middle. This allows it to work for the top and bottom areas. In one of my tanks I have 2 intake tubes and one sits twords the top and the other twords the bottom. This way the whole tank is taken care of.
I think it should be as close to the gravel as possible. This will keep the gravel cleaner. This is especially a must if you have bottom feeders as they stay at the bottom all of the time. About 1" from the gravel is perfect (3" for cichlids and goldfish). The water coming from the top pushes the debris and waste to the bottom where the intake tube and strainer is. You see, the output on the other side will cause the denris from the top, middle, and side of the aquarium to be pushed to the other side, resulting in all wastes removed and cleaner, healthier water.
yeah thats what i thought, because most of my waste was ending up under the powerhead end of the tank. but i also have course sand so i dont want to go to close might also put some sort of sponge in the nosel.
Slide a piece of pantyhose over the strainer and secure it with a rubber band or stuff it down into the strainer and slide it on. Keep it clean to ensure effecient flow. This will keep baby fish, sand, and large debris from your filter. This prolongs the life of cartridges and bio media.
the waste the bio filter needs is amonia. The amonia will build up in the water no matter where solid waste is. Most filter types serve a dual function, bacterial and mechanical filtration. The bacterial fillter will still function if there is a prefilter to handle solid wastes(in this case, the pantyhose)
sumthin fishy said:
I'll ask this here, and then take it in PM so as to not disturb this persons topic, but would that be something needed and/or necessary with a Fluval FX5? I'm getting ready to replace my 2 Emperor 400's with 1 FX5, and am just wanting to produce the best water quality possible.
Thanks and sorry for the OT ????'s.
The decomposing of wastes causes ammonia. If the particles itself were ammonia (food, feces, ect.), the fish wouldn't be able to live at all cause it cant eat ammonia as it would kill them. Try drinking a bottle of clear ammonia from the cleaning section at wally world. Does it kill you? It sure will. Also, if that was the case, wouldn't a bio wheel come BEFORE the mechanical cartridge?sly2kusa said:Isn't the whole idea of the Biofilter to retain all the waste for a good bacteria buildup? I don't understand how a piece of Pantyhose will achieve that (unless I have the idea of a canister filter all wrong)
