Fluval FX5 ?

[beerad555]

This may be a dumb ? but here it goes. I have just recently purchased a FX5 and was wondering if I should point the inputs down toward the bottom of the tank to keep the poop stirred up , so then in return the output will suck it into the filters.I have a 125 gal with large S/A cichlids.

 

[Owens]

If your worried about flow just throw in a powerhead and you'll probably get the results your looking for.

 

[skins4431]

diy spray bar is the way to go if you are worried about that. Keeps my tank bottom clean.

 

[beerad555]

No I am not worried about flow ,my thinking is that all of their poop gathers at the bottom in spots on top of the sand and if I had the inputs positioned down towards the bottom of the tank it would get stirred up and sucked in to the FX 5 filters.

If your worried about flow just throw in a powerhead and you'll probably get the results your looking for.

 

[Daonni]

I have 2 on my 125, mine is barebottom so i have on intake tube at the bottom of the tank, no poop at all. with one fx5 you may be able to control poop with it, try aiming output to front bottom of tank, increasing circulation.

 

[Bderick67]

You can possibly do that, though you may find the poop will gather in other "dead flow" areas. Remember you will need to aggitate the waters surface for oxygen exchange.