Reducing current - Aquarium Advice

Talon242 · 04-05-2004, 11:33 PM

I was wondering if there was any way to reduce the current in the water without having to reduce the waterflow through my filter (fluval 304). Right now the output tube is in the back left corner facing straight to the front. I had it running along the back but my pearl gouramis didn't like it too much.

Menagerie · 04-06-2004, 01:28 AM

If there is no mechanism in the Fluval to reduce flow (I own two of them and haven't a clue), you can place a sponge on the filter intake and try to reduce flow that way. I have done that for my shellies in a 10 [acronym:d518c8478e="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:d518c8478e] with an AquaClear 150. If the flow is too great, the sand gets blown everywhere. Using the switch on the filter and the sponge, I have cut back the flow enough that the shellies are living in calm waters once again!

Centurion · 04-06-2004, 05:46 PM

to ease up the current with out reducing flow you could try a spraybar

04-05-2004, 11:33 PM	#1
Talon242 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York Posts: 259 Images: 1	Reducing current I was wondering if there was any way to reduce the current in the water without having to reduce the waterflow through my filter (fluval 304). Right now the output tube is in the back left corner facing straight to the front. I had it running along the back but my pearl gouramis didn't like it too much. __________________ 50 Gallon - 1 Angelfish, 1 Bushynose pl*co, 2 Pearl Gouramis, 3 Bolivian Rams, 7 Lemon Tetras, 5 Leopard Danios, 6 Bronze Cories [acronym:c75740783d="quarantine or quart depending on context"]QT[/acronym:c75740783d]- Empty

04-06-2004, 01:28 AM	#2
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 10,932 Images: 77	If there is no mechanism in the Fluval to reduce flow (I own two of them and haven't a clue), you can place a sponge on the filter intake and try to reduce flow that way. I have done that for my shellies in a 10 [acronym:d518c8478e="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:d518c8478e] with an AquaClear 150. If the flow is too great, the sand gets blown everywhere. Using the switch on the filter and the sponge, I have cut back the flow enough that the shellies are living in calm waters once again! __________________

04-06-2004, 05:46 PM	#3
Centurion Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 115 Images: 2	to ease up the current with out reducing flow you could try a spraybar __________________ 55g: 1 black angel, 1 koi angel, 1 marble angel, 3 blue rams, 2 bolivian rams, 5 diamond tetras, 5 gold tetras, 3 leopard corys, 1 bristlenose pleco 55g: gouramis: 2 pearl, 1 blue, 2 dwarf fire, 2 dwarf honey , 1 dwarf powder blue; 5 tiger barbs, 5 golden barbs, 3 zebra loaches, 1 [acronym:7ab0bdee14="Siamese Algae Eater"]SAE[/acronym:7ab0bdee14] 30g: 1 miss. map turtle, 5 blue spotted sunfish 10g: 7 cardinal tetras, 7 black neon tetras, 5 pygmy cories 10g: 3 leopard geckos a yellow lab, a bichon frise, and a grey tabby cat

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