Water Current Question

[Nic]

Hi again guys,
Just curious, i am about to take the plunge into keeping 'The King's' and was wondering how i can reduce the current around my tank.
I have an Ehiem 2012 Internal filtering away rather nicely. Only thing is that it creates rather alot of current and i know Discus dont really apprieciate that kind of thing.

Any ideas to help me get around this one would be muchly sought after..
Thx
Nic

[BobbyBruce]

Hi Nic,

A number of years ago I was using an internal filter as well and not really appreciating the whirlpool effect which was also tying up a lot of my plants.

I bought some tubing with some corner pieces and ran a line from the filter to the other end of the tank and used a normal spray bar to operate the same way that an external canister would work.

Cleaning was fairly easy, when changing water I would take of the internal containers and rinse the filter media in the discarded water.

Hope that helps.

Regards,

Bob

[Nic]

Thanks Bruce,
The only trouble is that it doesnt actually have a 'normal' kind of water output. It has a movable piece... when i get back from holidays i will get a pic up to show everybody what i mean. Its quite a funny little outlet. Thanks for ur idea anyway.
Nic

[ILLUSN]

Just aim the output at the glass, it will cut the current.

[bartek]

On a slightly side topic. Is the 2012 the only filter your going to be running in the tank that your doing to put the discus in? If so then I would say that its not going to be enough filtration for any more then 2 discus in a 100L tank.