Magnum 350 question - Aquarium Advice

lyquidphyre · 05-23-2006, 01:48 PM

I have a magnum 350 and I plan to do this:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...re+green+water

And I have used the magnum before to get rid of cloudy water (but w/o the diatom powder) and the only problem I have with it, is the current it creates. No matter how I position the intake and out take it bothers the fish and messes up my plants.

If I use a container (like they did in the link), to keep the powder in the tank, will that help with the strong current as well?

dskidmore · 05-25-2006, 07:13 PM

That trick is for priming the filter, after the diatom powder coats itself over the cartridge, you are supposed to take the container out.

Have you tried a spray bar to distribute the current?

How large is the tank?

lyquidphyre · 05-25-2006, 07:32 PM

It's a 75gal.

The Magnum filter isn't its permenant filter (I have an Ehiem canister on it), I just wanted to use this filter to clear up my tank some.

05-23-2006, 01:48 PM	#1
lyquidphyre Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: McKinney, Tx Posts: 2,860 Images: 21	Magnum 350 question I have a magnum 350 and I plan to do this: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...re+green+water And I have used the magnum before to get rid of cloudy water (but w/o the diatom powder) and the only problem I have with it, is the current it creates. No matter how I position the intake and out take it bothers the fish and messes up my plants. If I use a container (like they did in the link), to keep the powder in the tank, will that help with the strong current as well? __________________ Have cats? Check out AA's sister site designed for our feline friends

05-25-2006, 07:13 PM	#2
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,290 Images: 1	That trick is for priming the filter, after the diatom powder coats itself over the cartridge, you are supposed to take the container out. Have you tried a spray bar to distribute the current? How large is the tank? __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

05-25-2006, 07:32 PM	#3
lyquidphyre Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: McKinney, Tx Posts: 2,860 Images: 21	It's a 75gal. The Magnum filter isn't its permenant filter (I have an Ehiem canister on it), I just wanted to use this filter to clear up my tank some. __________________ Have cats? Check out AA's sister site designed for our feline friends

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