pumpin air thought the filter..

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ok my question is . on my new/OLD! 55 gal tank I have at each end 11'' long bar type air bubbler's , my filteration is a fluval 404( worked well for me / no carbon..) and aqua clear 50 also at opposite end's .. now point in question the bubble's that get sucked in to the fluval cause it to make a serging or raspy mechanical sound it does'nt seem to be inhibting water flow, but sound's funny . Is there any chance of damage from this . I'am aware of the benifet's of air directly pumped from in side of the filter for bacteria growth, but as far as for it being suck in ??? but never the less the aqua clear make's no noise.. I'am no longer doing this just as a precaution with the fluval until advice is recieved.. if you are wondering what's dwell's in the tank a now 7.5'' managuense and a 8.5'' TSN.. sadly my oscar 11'' snowflake.broke the lid while I was at work ,yeah man the dog wound up eating him.. :( . but on the other hand I now have a little more time to get a 250 now :naughty..


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thank 's ROSS :D
 
Howdy,

the noise of bubble in the filter would bother me greatly, but for sure it's personal preference. Just move the bubbler a bit further away. I don't think that aerating your filter like that really does too much for your biofiltration. Make sure you have decent biomedia, that's worth a lot more!

HarleyK
 
HarleyK said:
Howdy,

the noise of bubble in the filter would bother me greatly, but for sure it's personal preference. Just move the bubbler a bit further away. I don't think that aerating your filter like that really does too much for your biofiltration. Make sure you have decent biomedia, that's worth a lot more!

HarleyK
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thank's for the comment .. I all ready have .. umm I use biomax and pre filter media.. and small bio ball's and pad's :D
 
hardb0iled said:
It wont be helping the life span of the impellor on your fluval by sucking air through it. I'd try and eliminate the air being sucked through it ;)
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:iagree:
 
I have done away with it , for this is the main filter to the tank and deffanetly don't want any problem's from it.. :grinyes: .. thanks guy's for your help .. :D
 
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