To combat algae I've recently increased the flow in my tank by adding a Hydor external pump, plumbed in to a second spray bar.
In the diagram, my EX1200 feeds the red spary bar and the Hydor pump feeds the blue one.
(NB Not to scale: the tank is about 2'6" deep, 1' back to front, and 3'6" wide)
I've got a tap downstream of the Hydor to reduce the flow to a sensible level, but I think it's still troubling my surface dwelling fish.
So I'm thinking about adding some more holes to the Hydor's spraybar to point downwards as well as across the tank.
I've never run a powerhead of any sort before, so can someone confirm that this isn't a bad idea?
In the diagram, my EX1200 feeds the red spary bar and the Hydor pump feeds the blue one.
(NB Not to scale: the tank is about 2'6" deep, 1' back to front, and 3'6" wide)
I've got a tap downstream of the Hydor to reduce the flow to a sensible level, but I think it's still troubling my surface dwelling fish.
So I'm thinking about adding some more holes to the Hydor's spraybar to point downwards as well as across the tank.
I've never run a powerhead of any sort before, so can someone confirm that this isn't a bad idea?
Last edited: