Sand "pot holes"

[rockyofhockey]

I got a aqueon 55 gallon filter to go with my 30 gallon filter for my 40 gallon tank!!! Well this is what happened to the sand!!!! it just makes a monster pot hole!!! What do I do or how do I stop this

Can someone plz help it really annoys me looking at a huge ditch in my gravel

 

[I_am_pena]

Remove the 30 gallon filter is what I would suggest

 

[missnathasha]

I had the same problem, sadly the filter was to much and pressure from the water flow just made a hole.

 

[rockyofhockey]

But that's not what's causing the pot hole

 

[Pamiam]

Can I ask why you are using 2 filters?

And what do you think is causing the gravel to separate?

 

[Hulka9]

I have the same problem. I just turned my filter down until it stopped kicking up sand.

 

[rockyofhockey]

I'm using two filters cas it's better filteration for my fish.

 

[enrgizerbunny]

Sponge over filter output

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[rockyofhockey]

Sponge over filter output

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What lol

 

[enrgizerbunny]

You've got so much water movement it's kicking up your sand up.

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[rockyofhockey]

You've got so much water movement it's kicking up your sand up.

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Well not from my 30 gallon filter... It's comming from the new 50 I added. So any suggestions in how to stop it

 

[enrgizerbunny]

Put a sponge over the output of the new filter or something to break up the flow of water so it's not going straight down into the sand.

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[Brookster123]

Don't remove a filter! You're set up nice now for that tank! Like energizer said you can remove that blue grid at the out flow and add a coarse sponge or bag of bio media, or google bottle baffle!

 

[rockyofhockey]

Don't remove a filter! You're set up nice now for that tank! Like energizer said you can remove that blue grid at the out flow and add a coarse sponge or bag of bio media, or google bottle baffle!

Wait I'm confused so I should take out the Blue grid there then I have to put a coarse sponge? What's coarse sponge

 

[enrgizerbunny]

No, you shouldn't take anything out of the filter. You need as baffle on the stream of water coming out of your filter to prevent it from kicking up sand. Google search bottle baffle

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[rockyofhockey]

Ok so I will cut the top off of my seltzer bottle but how do I attach it

how would I attach it

 

[Brookster123]

Duct tape!

 

[J.Mcpeak]

Use a gooseneck outlet and direct the flow across the surface rather than at the sand. (Should be able to get one to push fit your outlet pipe)

 

[rockyofhockey]

Well I did what I had too!!! what do u guys think!!! It looks extremely ghetto :]!!!

 

[Brookster123]

Haha, I had the long way in mind but hey! If it works...