Pump Intake/outlet Position

[Bradley886]

Hello all,

I have a freshwater 55 gal. tank with a Fluval 404 canister filter. I have had this system running for about a year with no problems. I was wondering if my intake and outlet postions are optimal for the fish and tank I have. The Outlet is on one end and about 1/4 of the way down and the intake is on the other end and about 3/4 of the way down. Is this setup OK? I have two Zebra Angels, two Silver Dollars, five Neon Tetras, and about thirty Platies. I saw on another site that Angels don't like the water to be turbulant and the outlet should be positioned at the top. Anybody have any opinions?

Thanks for the help.

 

[rabbut]

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is the rule of thumb to follow If the set-up is working for you, there is no need to play with it. As a rule, you want the intake about 1-2 inches above your substrate, and the outlet positioned such that it disturbs the surface of the tank, inlet and outlet at opposit ends, but TBH, I don't see much difference between the two in most set-ups

All the best
Rabbut

 

[Bradley886]

Thanks for the reply