TarkMalbot
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In my 5 foot long tank I have two external filters one at either end of the tank. I have just been reading about flow and distribution in another topic and was wondering if I would be better off having both suction pipes at one end and both spray bars at the other.
I quote:
"The water must move coherently, i.e., the individual particles of water must all move in the same direction, must meet barriers simultaneously, and must then change direction together to form a smooth even pattern, similar to what you can observe in a stream. If water particles on the left are moving to the right while at the same time, water on the right is moving to the left then their movements tend to cancel each other out and the result is stagnation and an overall net movement of zero"
I have always thought my water wasn't that clear so I am wondering if it is due to the water at the ends of the tank circulating on themselves and the middle of the tank having very little to no flow. Also my heater is in the middle of the tank so not getting any flow either.
Thanks,
Mark.
I quote:
"The water must move coherently, i.e., the individual particles of water must all move in the same direction, must meet barriers simultaneously, and must then change direction together to form a smooth even pattern, similar to what you can observe in a stream. If water particles on the left are moving to the right while at the same time, water on the right is moving to the left then their movements tend to cancel each other out and the result is stagnation and an overall net movement of zero"
I have always thought my water wasn't that clear so I am wondering if it is due to the water at the ends of the tank circulating on themselves and the middle of the tank having very little to no flow. Also my heater is in the middle of the tank so not getting any flow either.
Thanks,
Mark.