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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i have a 10 gallon, with the following. 1 mini pengiun filter, 1 fuval 300, and a powerhead. is the current to strong. the mini is on the left and tanking care of the top, the fuval is in the middle and it is pushing the current to the right. and then on the right is the powerhead pushing water back to the filter and the fuval.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Just a little... Aside from my rivertank my tanks have around 10 times the tanks volume in filtration. Meaning on a 10g I'd have around 100gph total. If you mean a fluval 304 then you have 260gph right there. Plus you didn't say what the powerhead is. Your setup is also likely to be creating a whirlpool instead of recreating the steady flow of a river. What fish are you planning to keep in the tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	oi.. that's pretty intense man. The penguin mini would suffice just nicely!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Whoa, that's a lot for a ten gallon. The current in there must be really turbulent. I would say your fish are getting a lot of exercise fighting it. Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	the fish don't seem to mind. the mini is on full, but that isn't alot when the tank is full. the fuval is on low. and the powerhead is pointing up so it leaves the middle of the tank slower*.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	thats still alot of filtration for a ten gallon in equal ratios itd b fine for larger tanks say 55-90 gallons but on a ten i think it b to much my piranha tanks only cycle 13-15 times per hour n theres alot of current ur running at well ove r30 times per hour what type of fish do u have in it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	some rainbows. another Q with all the filteration i still can't seem to keep the water clear.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
fishnewbie Big Fish Posts: 349 Kudos: 619 Votes: 319 Registered: 01-Apr-2004	LOL, you definately don't need that much filtration. Maybe get like a Tetra 20 or something...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53


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