My Filter :/

[discodave]

Hey there. This is kind of a stupid question i think Would be happy if you could help me out

3 Weeks ago i bought a 10gallon "betta" tank (betta is the brand) with an inbuilt filter. I'll provide some pictures as this might explain what it looks like:



Inbuilt tricle filter thing which takes up water through the tube then holes in a horozontal tube filters the water through a sponge. When i set the filter up i had one part which i didn't bother connected as my dad said it probably wasn't needed Christ i'm mad i think this may have made a difference

I wonder if this part (the tube and black thing which you insert into a hole where water is flowing out) is vital to the functioning of the filter? Currently there is a rush of water coming from the filter which is swirling round the water a little. Perhaps this is messing it up I'm really confused. Is it necessary to have this part connected?

I started my cycling process on the tank last week and i've seen barely any progress on it! Maybe this is the problem for 2 weeks of wasted time The instructions for it are poorly illustrated. Okay then i'll just pretend i'm blonde and assume i've done a very blonde stunt. Would appreciate your help greatly.

Cheers
Disco

 

[cuticom]

The last photo is a venturi, its not a required thing with filters. What it does is add air to the flow, so as well as adding water movement the filter also acts like an air pump. The filter is meant to add water movement and "swirl" it around.