QuietPlotter
Aquarium Advice Freak
This biofilm is very annoying. The water has all of these disgusting little slick blobs on the surface. Im trying the paper towel thing now. It makes my tank look all cloudy.
If you use the marineland Maxi-Jet 400 in the powerhead mode it is quiet since the motor is underwater and will give plenty of circulation.Is it noisy?
You can also increase surface cirulation/agetation by getting someting like a marineland powerhead. I use one and it works great.
A Maineland Maxi-Jet 400 in power head mode only does 110 GPH of circulation. Also if you put the powerhead half way down the middle of the tank and angle the output nozzel at 45 degrees it will be a more gentle flow. The flow from the output nozzel will gently hit the surface of the tank. Also use it without the venturi feature. It will help circulate the water to evenly distribute heat, keep bio-film away and help areate the water by breaking open the surface of the water and allowing oxygen to enter the water and other gasses to escape.That would work... but with 150 gph of flow already, in addition to the powerhead, would be a ton for a 10g planted IMO
A Maineland Maxi-Jet 400 in power head mode only does 110 GPH of circulation. Also if you put the powerhead half way down the middle of the tank and angle the output nozzel at 45 degrees it will be a more gentle flow. The flow from the output nozzel will gently hit the surface of the tank. Also use it without the venturi feature. It will help circulate the water to evenly distribute heat, keep bio-film away and help areate the water by breaking open the surface of the water and allowing oxygen to enter the water and other gasses to escape.
Depending where you buy the Max Jet 400 (either online or in a major pet supply store or local fish store) it usually costs between $15 - $45.
The Hagen AquaClear 30 Power Filter - (formerly AquaClear "150" Power Filter) has variable flow control. You can put the flow control down to the lowest setting which is 50 GPH which is good since the biological bacteria will have a lot of "contact time" and help greatly in filtration. The the marineland maxi jet 400 in powerhead mode will produce 110 GPH of flow so I think the conbination of both would be good for the tank.