A tank with very high water currents!

[unknown_7]

I have a new 55 gallon tank, with a lot of current from the filter, what fish will do fine with these currents?

 

[Blazeherd2306]

what filter is it? what fish do you have?

 

[unknown_7]

i have no fish in it yet, i don't remember what type of filter it is

 

[Toirtis]

Do check...the sort of filter you have will not only impact the sort of fish you can have, but we may be able to offer some ideas on managing that current. Have you yet cycled your tank?

 

[GIMojo]

have ornaments so your fish can hide behind them if it's too strong. try putting something infron of the outlet to ease the current. have the outler shooting at the glass and not straight into the water.

research what fish live in rough waters. my gouramis do fine and my current is quite stronge

 

[unknown_7]

sorry i can't find the company that makes it, but it is really big, and has like a water wheel, water turn thing in it, and the part where water comes out is like a weird nozzle that like shots would the water to the glassand this causes the current, and for some reason althoughthe nozzle is pointed to the farthest corner it circulates in the eintire tank, and makes every where very unsettleed, i know it is not a sponge filter, cause i have one of those in another tank.

 

[Blazeherd2306]

Is it an HOB or a canister filter?

Does it look like this:
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=22051;category_id=1711;pcid1=2885;pcid2=

 

[krap101]

this?

http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=22137;category_id=2981

 

[unknown_7]

Yes, it is very identical to the one that krap101 has in his link, exactly except mine is slightly bigger and there is one really big wheel than two smaller ones.

 

[krap101]

sounds like the 280... but there isnt anything bigger than the 400 (which i posted)

maybe the penguin or something? what color is it? is it new?

 

[Blazeherd2306]

That is the biggest emperor they make.
Is this the one you're talking about:
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=22135;category_id=1721;pcid1=2885;pcid2=

 

[greenmaji]

It sounds like second natures DE filter with 3 bio-wheels modified onto it.. ROFL.. I dont think that bigals sells what is being talked about..

I think a picture would be helpfull..

And if you could look on the bottom of the motor housing and figure out who makes it that would help alot..

 

[unknown_7]

That is the biggest emperor they make.
Is this the one you're talking about:
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=22135;category_id=1721;pcid1=2885;pcid2=




[/quote]it looks exactly like that but i dunno if it is the picture but for some reason it seems bigger i could just be mislead by the size in the picture though

 

[krap101]

sry blazey but they make emperor 400's.. lol. it looks like a bigger version of the 330

 

[Blazeherd2306]

I said the Emperor 400 is the biggest they make. He was talking about how it looked like the emperor 400, but it had one bio-wheel, which is what the 280 has.

 

[unknown_7]

however, i am pretty certain it is that one the 280.

 

[Blazeherd2306]

On both emperors, you should be able to adjust the flow. On the top you will see a gray flow adjuster that the more you push down on it the slower the flow gets.

 

[krap101]

improper use of pronouns

 

[greenmaji]

improper use of pronouns

Im quite certain you will upset me with a post like this some time sooner than later!!! JK

 

[TankGirl]

I find it hard to imagine that any typical single-biowheel HOB would overfilter a 55gal, so let's assume you have adequate filtration. Once a filter gets an accumulation of bacteria and debris the flow slows down considerably and it may not turn out to be a high current tank. I have to add multiple filters to create decent current on a tank that size, so let's move on to the next phase.

What kind of tank do you have in mind? A display tank with groups of small, active fish and live or fake plants, a bare-bones tank with one or two large, specimen fish, a breeding tank for cranking out some fry to be sold at your aquarium club auction, etc.?

Also, when setting up a new tank it is helpful to know the parameters of your tap water, which is helpful in guiding you towards a certain group of fish over another.