marineland c-160 filter beside tank?

[Rymel]

i have a marineland c-160 canister filter, and the way my tank is currently situated, i can't put it in a convenient location. it's currently in the corner on a dresser, and no room beside the dresser. not that it really matters since the tubing isn't long enough to do any decent placement. so i was wondering if i could cut the tubing down and place it beside the tank? the quick-start guide included with the filter says to place the filter 20-60" below the tank, but doesn't specify why and it would be so much easier for me if i could just put it next to the tank. doing so would defeat the reason i bought the canister, but until i find a better solution i'll deal with it :grinno:

anyone have any advice? thanks in advance!

 

[nerdyrcdriver]

The GPH may go down. It may just be a bit, or it could be considerably different. most people put them under the tank, and that is really where they are designed to go.

I dont have one, and dont know much about them, but I would think that it could use gravity to get that flow with a lower power motor. There are a few reasons that would be good.
Lower power motor probably cost less for them, so they get more $
more efficient design all around
lower power consumption (probably not noticeable in the electric bill though).

Keep in mind, that is all theory I just came up with, I could be totally wrong.

It may work just fine next to the tank if you make the hose shorter. But that also means you need to buy new hose if it doesnt work and it needs to go below the tank later on.

 

[Rymel]

hose is cheap. accidentally kicking the canister, knocking loose a hose and getting water everywhere may not be. i guess i'll just call the company tomorrow. thanks!

 

[SoapDoctor]

If I had to make a blatantly blind assumption, it's because it uses "siphon technology." I think I made that up but it probably gets the water into the canister via siphon action and then pushes the water out. If next to the tank there is no siphon action so it has to physically suck water out of the tank and then push it back in to the tank. At minimum it is double taxing the impeller or whatever it uses which in the normal mechanical world leads to premature failure. That being said, it might not even be able to effectivley pull water out of the tank without the siphon so it may never do anything other than sit there.

I'm a complete noob but that's my understanding of how these things work. I assume someone that knows more will chime in shortly.

 

[SoapDoctor]

Nevermind me. Once it is full of water siphon doesn't matter, assuming the output is submerged. The impeller is just moving water at that point. Might be a PITA to prime but should function fine.

EDIT: If the output (spray bar or whatever) is above the water, I'm assuming it won't work or if it does, it will fail due to overtaxing the impeller and/or the impeller won't be strong enough to pull it off. Best to wait for a response from someone who knows before hacking hose.

 

[Rymel]

It's a PITA to prime as it is, the guide says to lift it above tank height to prime! I don't, I just step on the primer button til it's full

I have my output submerged ATM but it'll become a waterfall once I build my water cooled led tank lid. Hope it's fine either way


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