Slow down filter Flow

[blade_pride]

I had a 5g tank with no fish in it, just moved them to a 20g. So I got a Betta for the 5g tank. He hates the flow rate from the filter so I truned it off. But I would like to have it on. Anyone know of a way to block the flow rate without hurting the filter. I would hate to burn up the filter because I pluged up some of the holes in the tube.

Edit: oops should have put this in FreshWater General

 

[KyleBradley]

you didn't miention what kind of filter you have. That's kind of important. But I wouldn't limit the flow through a filter because cavitation will destroy the volute mechanism.

 

[FroggyFox]

A lot of power filters have knobs you can turn to slow them down...but yes, the type of filter you have is very important....

 

[CAPSLOCK]

I've got a HOB (hang on back... like a whisper) filter on my 2.5g that is rated for a 5-10g tank. I've got a hunk of (clean) sponge jammed down the intake so a frog leg can't get sucked into it, and one of those yellow sponges (clean) put between the outflow and the plexiglass cover, so that it slows down the water coming out and helps aim it down instead of forward. It doesn't produce too much flow, and you can really tell the difference when you remove the sponge from the outflow.

 

[Big Vine]

cavitation will destroy the volute mechanism.

The flux-capacitor what?!? Haha! Great stuff...you should put that in your sig. or something. Lol.

Big Vine

 

[blade_pride]

Its a Regent AquaTech 5-10 Power Filter, its one of the lower output filters in the frist place, but still needs to be lower.

Froggy - I will take a look and see if there is a knob on it, to turn it down. But I am sure AquaTechs dont come with that option.

CapsLock - Thats about what I was thinking, just want to see if anyone else had tryed it

Thanks for the replys.

 

[Timbo]

If you have a betta in a 5 gal you should be fine (I have a betta in a five, But mine is filtered 'cause I also have 2 shrimp and 5 Frogs in there. But the filter is a very gentle extenal affair which produces little or no current). with the filter not included... He / She will breath from the surface ('Cause that's what they do). and weekly water changes should keep the nitrates down..

 

[blade_pride]

Timbo - Thanks for the reply. I am not worried about the betta not having the filter, but my wife wants some shrimp so the filter would be nice for them. Plus the tank has been an established tank for more then a year (With different fish). And I would hate to kill off every thing in the Bio-Pad.

 

[jumpfreak26]

I was gonna say create a device like CAPSLOCK said, or something such as a plastic screen (disinfect) and drape over the outlet, or create something that lets it trickle down to the water level