Filter Upgrade!

[bunjiweb]

Well, yesterday i decided that now i have lovely discount at work (Aquatics shop wooo!) That I should treat myself to an external filter for my 57G catfish tank.

It's an Eheim 2217 filter, apparently suitable for up to 75Gallon aquarium, so should be plenty good enough to filter my tank.

My only question is what is the best place to position the spray bar and the intake in relation to each other.

I currently have the spray bar on the left side of the tank below the water line facing upwards. So obviously the current is going from left to right.

I have potitioned the intake at the back right of the aquarium, but it doesnt seem to be getting in to the flow, thus removing the particles stirred up into the water by my maintanence.

Should i spend the extra money and split the intake and have 2? Or should i just move things around a bit?


Any advice greatfully recieved

Ben

 

[Tolak]

You could move things around, or try to position the spraybar lower to circulate water at the bottom of the tank.

Since you work at an aquatics shop & get a good discount, you may want to pick up a powerhead or pump for the bottom of the tank. I've got messy plecs in a 55 gallon, and a 1000 lph pump on the bottom to keep the debris off the gravel & up a bit where the filter intakes can get at it.

Tolak

 

[bunjiweb]

Bought a 2nd intake for the filter, splitter etc... Hopefully 2 intakes will make light work of keeping my water crystal clean...

Ben