How to slow down tank current.

[Deadline]

I have an Aqueon Filter (http://images.google.com/imgres?img...all%7Cmedium%7Clarge%7Cxlarge&um=1&hl=en&sa=G) in my 36g tank and its creating alot of current, so much as to stress my female Bettas and make if hard for them to get around. Anyone have any ideas on how to slow the current down a little so they can actually enjoy themselves?


Thanks guys!

 

[FishApprentice]

I have heard putting some pantyhose or sponge around the intake... never tried it myself so...

 

[Danyal]

sponge on the return or intake.

 

[ct-death]

I use the Aquascape to deflect the current when needed. Plants will work too.

 

[Yadokari]

Plants grow all awkward if you have the water current hitting them I have an anacharis that bends now... because it's right infront of my filter. Moving it elsewhere would ruin the looks of my tank though.

 

[OldMan47]

I have fake plants in front of where the water comes back into the tank. The flow knocks the plants around some but the plants stop my girls from being bothered by it very much.

 

[jones57742]

Deadline:

The above posts describe energy dissipation.

Directing the flow toward a stable object (ie. a tank wall, wood, rock, etc.) will reduce the current as the energy of the discharge flow will be dissipated.

TR

 

[jm1212]

what is the GPH rate?

 

[kimmisc]

Have you thought of trying a sponge filter instead of the HOB? I switched my betta tank to a sponge filter for this same reason, and my betta is more active since. I have my HOB filters stored for use whenever I may need to run carbon, and debris is removed with water changes, so I'm fine without mechanical filtration. I thought sponge filters were mostly for small tanks, but they make some pretty big ones for bigger tanks.

 

[kimmisc]

Here's one with more than enough bio-filtration for your 36g.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3579+3584+3950&pcatid=3950