fluval fx5 how many feet from the floor you have?

[brcacti]

Would like to hear how many feet from the floor you have your filter and why???????? Is lower better or higher better and why?????????? Any of yours leak at all?????????????????????

 

[fishdance]

The closer your canister is to your tanks water level, the more waterflow it will produce since there is less water head height for the filter to overcome. Your filter pushes water back up to the tank so it does need to be below the tanks water level. Your canister will state a maximum head height which you must be within for it to work. Its not easy pushing water uphill.

Head height = If you turn the power off, the head height is the distance from the pump itself to the top of the tank (or to the water level if your tank is drilled)

 

[Joey47]

my filter is on the floow. and the intake and out are about 3 1/2 feet away from it. im using all the hose and its working just fine.