But the rings r surrounding the pump. Isnt water beong suck/flow towards the pump?
But the rings r surrounding the pump, isnt water flow
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But the rings r surrounding the pump, isnt water flow
If you assume it will take water with the least resistance it will pull water from above as opposed to pulling it through the media. That said I'm not sure it's entirely ineffective that way. A powerhead in there would be an inexpensive peace of mind, but it adds on to the monthly bill.
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1. Pot scrubbies need to b fully submerge or else mold formation. Correct? I guess i can use egg crate n sandwich the scrubbies to the bottom of the tank.
2. Ineffective flow? So if I put a wave maker in there were set? Wave/flow maker on the bottom pointwd toqards the rings?
1. Pot scrubbies need to b fully submerge or else mold formation. Correct? I guess i can use egg crate n sandwich the scrubbies to the bottom of the tank.
2. Ineffective flow? So if I put a wave maker in there were set? Wave/flow maker on the bottom pointwd toqards the rings?
Ok would it b more effective to movw the rings directly under the output/overflow?
Anything to force exposure, give the water nowhere else to go. Baffles help with this, powerheads will force air and water through the media, and I like to build a wall out of media that forces water between all the gaps. In your case I imagine weighing down the scrubbers and building a media wall would be more effective, but a power head would force the scrubbies to flip and turn keeping them clean and from having one side air exposed 100% of the time. (which is the mold concern) Similar to a bed filter is how I envision it.
It's hard to put it in quantitative terms but the water is barely going through that pile of rings, the flow decreases probably super-exponentially with each layer. Crudely, I'd think anything below 3rd-4th layer is wasted.
There are many ways to change this, baffles being one of them. Simply directing a powerhead at a pile of rings won't do much because the flow inside the pile won't be affected. As Relic states, I'd think rings work the best in the bed or trickle fashion, IIRC they were designed for canister media. At least thinly spread, they'd be far better utilized than in a pile.
There are many ways to change this, baffles being one of them. Simply directing a powerhead at a pile of rings won't do much because the flow inside the pile won't be affected. As Relic states, I'd think rings work the best in the bed or trickle fashion, IIRC they were designed for canister media. At least thinly spread, they'd be far better utilized than in a pile.
Hey, Frank, is this your experience? If so, can you please elaborate, for my sake if anything. I've never come across this. If not your experience, please, cite where you read it.
seems to me it be easy to use the egg crate to make a simple UG flow happening on the noodles,cut strips and glue them around the edges of a full sheet to raise it up about 2 or 3" , cover with screen, even if you just put a few air wands underneath it, it would increase your water flow through the noodles a great deal.
nah, just seemed like common sense to me. Another one of those risks I wouldn't wait around to find out if it is. Sponges always grow mold....I don't understand what would keep those from doing it too. Mold = bad for your lungs
