cannister question

[dante w13]

does anybody know if sand can burn out a cannister if I gets in I´m going to be using silica sand if it can burn it can anyone tell me how ti prevent this from happening

 

[Frostyone]

does anybody know if sand can burn out a cannister if I gets in I´m going to be using silica sand if it can burn it can anyone tell me how ti prevent this from happening

Yes, in short if sand gets into any moving parts it's going to cause wear VERY quickly. Keep your intake tube a little on the higher side and you should be ok, just make sure to rinse the sand well in a bucket first to get all the smaller particles that will float (and be sucked up by your filter) out.

 

[dragonfish]

I have xp3's on two of my tanks. Everytime I open them there is sand in the bottom but none in the motor. Been going on for a couple of years now without problem.

 

[dante w13]

thanks for the response

 

[WyldFya]

does anybody know if sand can burn out a cannister if I gets in I´m going to be using silica sand if it can burn it can anyone tell me how ti prevent this from happening

Short answer is no, sand won't harm your canister.

 

[WyldFya]

Yes, in short if sand gets into any moving parts it's going to cause wear VERY quickly. Keep your intake tube a little on the higher side and you should be ok, just make sure to rinse the sand well in a bucket first to get all the smaller particles that will float (and be sucked up by your filter) out.

In a canister, the intake is gravity fed, which means that the sand won't meet a moving part. Also, sand would have to fight gravity, and float through all the media, as well as up anywhere from 6" to 18" to get to the pump itself, which I have never seen happen. In short, canisters and sand are fine together.

 

[dante w13]

In a canister, the intake is gravity fed, which means that the sand won't meet a moving part. Also, sand would have to fight gravity, and float through all the media, as well as up anywhere from 6" to 18" to get to the pump itself, which I have never seen happen. In short, canisters and sand are fine together.

thaanks man I was getting worried about it since it´s my first time with sand

 

[Bawb2u]

In a bottom motor canister, like a Magnum, it can get into the impeller but with top motor canisters like Fluvals, Cascades, Eheims and others the sand settles in the bottom of the canister away from the impeller and usually doesn't cause any problems.