water flow requirements for small arowanas.

[Newbkeeper]

just wanted to kow how much water flow is required for a 5.5 inch silver aro. i am currently running 2 power heads and i think the flow is a little too high so i keep on switching them alternatively and sometime i run both at a time but the aro gets sacred and sits at the botoom. so i run only 1 at a time.

 

[headbanger_jib]

What's the volume of your tank , run your filters based on that, too. Much flow would stress the baby arowana.

 

[Davidiator]

I have 2 Canister filter outputs in my tank with the Arowana... I make them turn up for 2 reasons...
So that I don't get a bio film again
And
So the Arowana doesn't get thrown into the tank...

My Arowana CANT stand any flow he immediately goes to the bottom and sits like yours

 

[Newbkeeper]

What's the volume of your tank , run your filters based on that, too. Much flow would stress the baby arowana.

currently the tank is small its 30 gal but i will be shifting him in a 200 gal+ tank by next month.
i think ill probably get a sump then or turn my 30 gal in a bio mechanical sump.

 

[headbanger_jib]

currently the tank is small its 30 gal but i will be shifting him in a 200 gal+ tank by next month.
i think ill probably get a sump then or turn my 30 gal in a bio mechanical sump.

350-400 ltrs per hour is sufficient.

 

[Newbkeeper]

350-400 ltrs per hour is sufficient.

lol im running 1000 ltrs/ hr + 500 ltrs/ hr

 

[headbanger_jib]

lol im running 1000 ltrs/ hr + 500 ltrs/ hr

That's too much, just run the 500 that would suffice