Canister Filter Daisy Chain

[goldenchild]

I just daisy chained my Eheim Pros. I figured it would be a good idea for the water in my 90 G to flow through both filters before going back in. The Intake goes to the first canister which is all mechanical, which outputs direct to the second canister which is all biological (3 baskets full of CR). Nice to have 2 less pipes in my tank too. Does this set-up make sense or is it just me?

 

[chesterthehero]

its going to filter half the water twice as much as it use to.... cant really tell you if thats good or bad...

 

[awault]

You will likely not get the same turnover as running the two separately, but I will assume you are aware of that. It all depends on what you are trying to accomplish.

 

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

I am not sure if you're doing your pumps a favor. The first one will experience forces of suction, the second pump will pump with the flow. I think they were degined to pump still water, and I'd expect some additional wear.

Besides, you have the flow rate of one filter with the filter volume of two. If you run them independently, you have twice the flow rate.

I guess I'm just not sure what you're trying to achieve

HarleyK

 

[heavyhitter]

Howdy,

I am not sure if you're doing your pumps a favor. The first one will experience forces of suction, the second pump will pump with the flow. I think they were degined to pump still water, and I'd expect some additional wear.

Besides, you have the flow rate of one filter with the filter volume of two. If you run them independently, you have twice the flow rate.

I guess I'm just not sure what you're trying to achieve

HarleyK

Im with HarleyK on this one..

 

[nfored]

If you wants only a single tube for two filters, you could use a larger diamiter hose then split it with a tee and reduce it to the orginal size after the tee. This way there is sufficant water moving through the larger pipe to feed the two smaller one's.

 

[Jgray152]

If you wants only a single tube for two filters, you could use a larger diamiter hose then split it with a tee and reduce it to the orginal size after the tee. This way there is sufficant water moving through the larger pipe to feed the two smaller one's.

Thats pretty much the only way to do it correctly. You using twice as much power for no additional flow.

I would reccomend attaching both filters to one Fx5 Intake.

Or, remove the pump if you can, from the first pro and just attach the intake hose from the second pro to the output of the first one.

 

[goldenchild]

This is true... I guess I didn't think it over. I think I will be reverting. Thanks for the input.

 

[invisyblegypsey]

Thats pretty much the only way to do it correctly. You using twice as much power for no additional flow.

I would reccomend attaching both filters to one Fx5 Intake.

Or, remove the pump if you can, from the first pro and just attach the intake hose from the second pro to the output of the first one.

this will work on the intake side for the pumps but the out put
this wont work because the stongest of the two pums is going to feed back to the weaker one even if checks where installed and larger out put pipeing it is ??? i tride this in several differant configurations the stonger pum will prevail for the discharge side. eaven seperated the filters will work with each haveing their own media. and you git the benifit of the flow rate of the two pumps. imo

 

[Jgray152]

I don't like have any filters daisy chained at all, atleast I wouldn't have any.