Mrmikey
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I have a 60l tank, and with everything ive read it tells me i need 20x turnover.
I was looking at the eheim 2074- 1500lph but the guy on the phone said it would be too much and that it may cause problems:
1/ back pressure - having told me its really powerful he said i may end up turning it down but then it would cause back pressure and have an impact on the impeller. Or he suggested splitting the outflow into two?
2/ he also said that because its a 60l tank and it is filtering alot of water it would take ages to make the micro bacteria work/ build up in the media.
does all this sound right? and should I get a smaller one and add a power head?
or do I just get it, have the power there if i need it and just turn it down?
thanks mike
I was looking at the eheim 2074- 1500lph but the guy on the phone said it would be too much and that it may cause problems:
1/ back pressure - having told me its really powerful he said i may end up turning it down but then it would cause back pressure and have an impact on the impeller. Or he suggested splitting the outflow into two?
2/ he also said that because its a 60l tank and it is filtering alot of water it would take ages to make the micro bacteria work/ build up in the media.
does all this sound right? and should I get a smaller one and add a power head?
or do I just get it, have the power there if i need it and just turn it down?
thanks mike