Hey guys sorry if this may sound like a dumb question but here goes..
Setting up my first larger tank after many years on the outdoor pond setup.
I'm using my first indoor aquarium canister filter "Eheim Pro 3e 2078". All my other smaller tanks in previous years ran external AquaClear power filters. I'm making the move to a canister so I can have this larger tank closer to the wall to conserve space.
I plan not to use the spray bar and just the plain j-shaped output line to the tank.
Using powerheads for air/water/movement, the spray bar is not needed for surface agitation & want to maximize water flow to and from the canister.
The manual says to have the output line above the water surface, either because it expects you to use the spray bar for surface agitation or because of air/priming issues.
If I start the filter, say over night with the output line above the water level, and when the electronic thing thinks its fully primed, CAN I then fill the tank to rim allowing the output line to be fully under the surface of the water?
I understand during a restart of the filter I would have to do this again, if it can be done.
Thanks so much.. Gonna take some pictures of the stuff soon! I am very excited!, I just closed my 6800 gallon pond at my parents home because I moved, and I am so bummed out.
This tank is a much needed fish FIX booster
. Its a 150-gallon, would have had it sooner, but of course damn stand came damaged
so waiting on the new one.
Setting up my first larger tank after many years on the outdoor pond setup.
I'm using my first indoor aquarium canister filter "Eheim Pro 3e 2078". All my other smaller tanks in previous years ran external AquaClear power filters. I'm making the move to a canister so I can have this larger tank closer to the wall to conserve space.
I plan not to use the spray bar and just the plain j-shaped output line to the tank.
Using powerheads for air/water/movement, the spray bar is not needed for surface agitation & want to maximize water flow to and from the canister.
The manual says to have the output line above the water surface, either because it expects you to use the spray bar for surface agitation or because of air/priming issues.
If I start the filter, say over night with the output line above the water level, and when the electronic thing thinks its fully primed, CAN I then fill the tank to rim allowing the output line to be fully under the surface of the water?
I understand during a restart of the filter I would have to do this again, if it can be done.
Thanks so much.. Gonna take some pictures of the stuff soon! I am very excited!, I just closed my 6800 gallon pond at my parents home because I moved, and I am so bummed out.
This tank is a much needed fish FIX booster


