I'm filtering a 38 gallon tank containing 2 angels(p.scalare) around 25 cardinal tetras, a bristlenose pleco, and a green phantom pleco with an aq70 filter. It is doing the job just fine, water is clean and parameters in check. However, the problem is that I like to use sunken leaf litter and the leaves on the left side where the filter is located are whirling around and don't want to stay put due to suction and outflow from the filter. This leaves the leaves all clustered to the right side of the tank, but i prefer them to spread out over the surface rather than in one area. So would reducing the flow on the filter to about half be detrimental to the fish and the filtration in your opinions?
aq70 question
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Do you mean ac70? As in AquaClear70? If so then i believe all reducing the flow does is cause the water to be more thoroughly filtered. They call it a re-filtration system of something. Basically, if i understand it right, The same amount of water is moved within the filter, But it re-filters some causing there to be less water taken in and put out of the unit.
I could be wrong, and if i am i hope somebody corrects me, but that was my understanding of how the ACs worked. I also dont think it would be detrimental to the fish. It should just allow more contact time with the bio-media. So it would be less efficient mechanical filtration, more efficient bio filtration. Again, not 100% positive, just going off what i remember the box saying on mine.
Hope this helps
I could be wrong, and if i am i hope somebody corrects me, but that was my understanding of how the ACs worked. I also dont think it would be detrimental to the fish. It should just allow more contact time with the bio-media. So it would be less efficient mechanical filtration, more efficient bio filtration. Again, not 100% positive, just going off what i remember the box saying on mine.
Hope this helps