Planted Tank + Filter output

[Jen]

I will soon be recieving a canister filter, and have the start of a planted tank. I have a good number of plants, and am just wondering how/where to place the input/output tubes so that I don't suck up my plants or blow them over with the current.

Thanks

 

[Terrorbyte]

I will soon be recieving a canister filter, and have the start of a planted tank. I have a good number of plants, and am just wondering how/where to place the input/output tubes so that I don't suck up my plants or blow them over with the current.

Thanks

As long as the output isn't spraying the plant directly, you should be fine. I use both a canister and power filter in my planted tank, so there is a lot of current. Haven't had problems with plants coming out of the gravel, the output from the canister filter is just a couple of inches below the water surface, and the power filter only agitates the surface, so none of the plants are really affected by the filters.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Do you have CO2? If so, you wont want to add too much surface agitation or you will not achieve a good amount of co2 in your water. nIt will defuse out. So it would be advisable if you do to not aimthe out put too the surface.

With my internal cannister filter i turn over a large amount of water but dont suck up or push out any plants at all. I aim my output to the centre of the tank, but i cant do much about the placement of the input.

I would just try different possitions, and watch how your water flows around the tank. And adjust if neccessary.

 

[Jen]

I haven't added co2 yet, but probably will in the next few weeks. I want to wait to see where the filter goes so that I dont have to cut any extra holes in the back of my hood.

Thanks guys

 

[konrad05]

I will soon be recieving a canister filter, and have the start of a planted tank. I have a good number of plants, and am just wondering how/where to place the input/output tubes so that I don't suck up my plants or blow them over with the current.

Thanks

canoechiq, I have 2 eheims in my 55 gallon, the 2217 and 2215, giving me 340 gal/h filtration and my plants aren't affected. Mind you I'm using spray bars, so if your output is too much, you might want to consider one of those. What filter and what tank are you going to have? If you're going to be adding CO2, I would recommend attaching the CO2 output tubes to the intake of your canister filter, it'll save a lot of trouble trying to invent a diffusion method. That and it's really really efficient. HTH.

-Konrad