filter current to strong

[One_Trick_Pony]

hello.

i have just cleaned my filetr and now the current it generates seems much storng for my gpppies to swim with. they were fine beofre i did this any ideas??? what can i do

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[phishphood]

What kind of filter is it? Most filters have a flow adjustment on it so have a look and see if you can turn it down

 

[purple_drazi]

hey trick,
does it look like they're getting "blown around" and are they actually struggling?

My guys like to play in the waterfall current where the water comes out of the filter. They swim into the current, get tossed around.... and then they go back and do it again!
gotta love those guppies.

 

[Blue Lobster]

Take some nylon mesh, the type used for a screen door. Run it under hot water to sterilize it and make a diffuser out of it by rolling it up and attaching it in front of the outlet.

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

well at first i thought they were strrugling but maybe they are playing. the angels don't seem to have a problem tho, well aprat form each otehr!!! although they have solved that now as well!! in a not nice way.

but back to the point i will have a look at the filter and see if i can find a control

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[BettaMomma]

When I was trying to slow down the current in Amos' tank, I found a piece of filter sponge and cut it to fit inside the intake tube, then I shoved a piece of it in there and it slowed the current down.

Not enough for little Amos, though

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

that reall is a shame amos looks so cute!!!!

 

[BettaMomma]

Yeah, he was such a sweetheart.
I miss him terribly.

 

[3fsh]

Okay, you gotta swear not to laugh at what I'm about to tell you....





Promise







Okay, here is what I did: I took a green dishwashing sponge (the cheapo type with no chemicals on it to keep it "clean") and I cut the foot part off of my old nylons (tights, whatever). Then I put the sponge right next to where the water comes out and wrapped the nylon around the sponge and the outlet. Works like a charm... that is, if you have old nylons you can cut up...

 

[BettaMomma]

You must be related to MacGyver.
You can fix anything with a sponge and a pair of pantyhose.

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

ineed there was a contorl i was just being dumb have turned it d0nw now lol
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