firteen888
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Hey all,
Finally got some fish in my tank! While they all seem to be doing ok, the current of my filters (I have one on each side of a 29 gallon tank, Aquaclear 50 & Aquean 30) seem to be making it difficult for the neon tetras to swim. They struggle to swim against the current and when they stop swimming for a second, slowly get pushed in the opposite direction. It doesn't seem TOO bad for them, as there are places in the tank that they can go to get away from the current, but I would still like to fix the issue if possible, so....
What I would like to do, is stuff a filter sponge into the filter OUTTAKE (I already have one on the filter intake) to break up the flow somewhat. Would this be ok or would it lead to any issues? I figure this method would still allow the water to come out but it would significantly break up the heavy flow. I'm aware of the bottle trick, but I would like to avoid that method as it just doesn't look very good, and I like a clean setup.
let me know what you think!
Thanks,
Finally got some fish in my tank! While they all seem to be doing ok, the current of my filters (I have one on each side of a 29 gallon tank, Aquaclear 50 & Aquean 30) seem to be making it difficult for the neon tetras to swim. They struggle to swim against the current and when they stop swimming for a second, slowly get pushed in the opposite direction. It doesn't seem TOO bad for them, as there are places in the tank that they can go to get away from the current, but I would still like to fix the issue if possible, so....
What I would like to do, is stuff a filter sponge into the filter OUTTAKE (I already have one on the filter intake) to break up the flow somewhat. Would this be ok or would it lead to any issues? I figure this method would still allow the water to come out but it would significantly break up the heavy flow. I'm aware of the bottle trick, but I would like to avoid that method as it just doesn't look very good, and I like a clean setup.
let me know what you think!
Thanks,