DartzMan Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Gday everyone.... after many years I have decided to try AGAIN at keeping tropical fish...My first encounter was a long time ago and very unsuccessfull due to lack of knowledge....Anyway this time round I have the time and the patience to try again. I have a million questions but I will start off with only one My current set up is a 3 foot across 15" wide and 18" deep I am very wary and some say over concerned re filtering... I have 2 X Fluval 3 filters plus a Canister filter in the tank I have been told that "There is no such thing as over filtering" Due to the amount of filtration I am using I have turned down the output of the filters for obvious reasons (otherwise it wil look like the inside of a washing machine on spin) You can see my set up at the link below http://www.dartz.biz/images/Fishtank.jpg My question is by turning down the output of the filters to reduce turbulance, will that also reduce the efficiency of the filtration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 You could put spray bar onto you systems. They will spread the turbulance without decreasing you filtration volume. Keep them underwater to cut down on sound. By the way, let me be the first to welcome you to the forum. I'd offer you a cuppa, but I here you Aussies have a problem with that at the moment. Go to the welcome section and introduce yourself to the troops. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Welcome to the fishroom. Nice tank. You are right, there is no such thing as overfiltering but there is such a thing as too much current for some species. As Alan suggests, a spraybar would help. Turning it down will not make it any less efficient. My 4ft African currently has two Fluval 404's, an Eheim wet/dry and a Jebo 801. Plus it usually also has an internal cansiter or 2 as spares in case of emergencies. Only have that many as I wanted to keep the filters going after dismantling other tanks. The big ones all have spray bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshanepaul Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 BTW: Nice tank for a beginner! The trade off is always that more filtration == more money and possibly noise. If you already have the filters, then it really is no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim&Dan Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 A warm welcome to the forum from us too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Yes it will reduce the efficiency of the filtation, with reduced flow you will have reduced oxygen getting to the bacteria, plus you will have less dirty water being processed. However because you have plenty of filtering this wouldnt be a problem just makes having them all a bit pointless, if it was me I would just remove the 2 internal filters, you don't need them and the tank is for looking at plants/fish not ugly plastic boxes. If you do want to keep them all, why not direct the output's at the glass or decorations to slow down the flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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