catcawley Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 OK so in the quake I lost my Betta/Kuhli loach tank! Luckily for me I didn't lose anyone, the kulhi went straight into my other tank but it also contains Gourami so I couldn't really but my Betta in. I'm a poor student and lost both my jobs in the quake so i'm really a poor student now! I had some money saved so I used it to buy a Jebo 338. The Betta were fairly content to be in a large glass mixing bowl while the Jebo cycled BUT! after it had cycled and I put them in I thought maybe they were depressed because they just sat at the bottom, it took me the whole day to realise it was current from the pump that was making them sit down there. It so strong that they both fight really hard to come and take breaths. I emailed Jebo and they told me to block a certain part of the pump with paper..... :-? Didn't really like that idea but I have no idea what to do! Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 get some filter wool or a coarse sponge and put it in the out take . this way it will limit the flow of water. the alturnative is turn of the filter all together and get a small sponge filter or under gravel. i know it's more money but can get a sponge filter for $10 or so. maybe even someone on here will have some cheap ones down your way. hope this helps man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catcawley Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 There isn't really any room in the filter! It's got a carbon sponge thing and noodles so it's pretty full, then the water comes out of a spray bar. The filter system is built into the tank so it would be a huge pain to replace the filter. But i'll see what i can do with a sponge or wool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Replace the carbon with a tightly packed bunch of filter wool. It should slow the flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 you might be able to get some plastic sheeting of some sort and angle the water towards the back of the tank or something like that. Otherwise lots of plants and/or ornaments may create some low current areas for the betta to be happy in. I have my male betta in a hexy with adjustable water flow, my first betta was perfectly happy but when I got the 2nd one, he had obviously been in a very still tank as he really struggled for a few days but now hangs about in the plants and seems fine. Fill up your water as high as you can while still leaving a breathing space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 the jebo uses a top filter what i did with mine was drill more holes around the bottom of the filter so that the current from it slowed down and was less like a spray bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Be careful where you stuff extra filter wool you would hate to block up the return of the water back into the tank and end up with a flood.. Drilling more holes would probably be a better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catcawley Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Wow thank you for all the advice! Will get drilling and hopefully it helps!!! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Be careful where you stuff extra filter wool you would hate to block up the return of the water back into the tank and end up with a flood.. Drilling more holes would probably be a better idea. The jebo filter system is an over head trickle type system so stuffing extra stuff into it wont help with changing the flow. Blocking off the little side outlet from the pump will help reduce the flow in the tank, there is quite a jet of water from there. To reduce the flow in the pump you could either wrap some filter wool round the bottom intake pipe (which would look pretty ugly) or on the intake side of the pump (just below the impella you could restrict the flow, something like a little bit of icecream container cut into a half circle and jammed in there would do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Can't remember how they go together but you might be able to make a hole between the pump and where it goes into the hood that would divert some of the flow back into the tank before it gets to the filter. is there anyway you can attach a DIY spray bar to the water outlet back into the tank and direct the flow towards the side of the tank to disperse it better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 The jebo filter system is an over head trickle type system so stuffing extra stuff into it wont help with changing the flow. Didn't know head trickle type systems were immune to blockages. Not sure what you mean by this? The filter on a Jebo is an open topped box so putting more wool etc in there wont change the flow out of it (unless of course you block it so much the box just over flows). A spray bar is going to be difficult to use because the filter outlet isn't pressurized if you restrict the outlet by using a spray bar the water will just back up in the filter box and overflow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrodrussell Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 OK so in the quake I lost my Betta/Kuhli loach tank! Luckily for me I didn't lose anyone, the kulhi went straight into my other tank but it also contains Gourami so I couldn't really but my Betta in. I'm a poor student and lost both my jobs in the quake so i'm really a poor student now! I had some money saved so I used it to buy a Jebo 338. The Betta were fairly content to be in a large glass mixing bowl while the Jebo cycled BUT! after it had cycled and I put them in I thought maybe they were depressed because they just sat at the bottom, it took me the whole day to realise it was current from the pump that was making them sit down there. It so strong that they both fight really hard to come and take breaths. I emailed Jebo and they told me to block a certain part of the pump with paper..... :-? Didn't really like that idea but I have no idea what to do! Any ideas? i have a jebo 338 as well when i had my betta and khuli loaches in it i grabn the tube for the spray bar in side the filter and tookk it out so it just trickeld and they were happy as ever vould be oh and just a tip get some filter wool and shove it behind the power head so your kuhli loaches dont go in their their really hard to get out again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 i have a jebo 338 as well when i had my betta and khuli loaches in it i grabn the tube for the spray bar in side the filter and tookk it out so it just trickeld and they were happy as ever vould be oh and just a tip get some filter wool and shove it behind the power head so your kuhli loaches dont go in their their really hard to get out again I agree that it's best to bloack the filter intake, I'd recommend coarser stuff though, filter wool gets clogged very quickly, I used the type of coarse black sponge the 'stingray style filters seem to use, and they last much longer and the much rinses out filter wool's cheaper, but you can't really reuse the bits. I had a Aqua one AR380 though, but I guess the Jebo should be very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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