U could make the holes on the spraybar larger if you wanted to reduce the flow. An inline ball valve on the output hose will also do the trick. I have my 302 on a 10 gallon and the flow is tremendous, but the Panda cory's in the tank don't seem to mind. I just have one spraybar attached and it is pointing upwards to the surface. I have only cleaned it once in six months and the flow is still pretty strong even though the tank is heavily planted.
Clint if your only using the media that came with it and not packing it full of something it is gonna have crazy flow, get some floss, or pot scrubbers, and fill it up.
Yea, only running the floss pads and sponge that came with it along with some bio balls and ceramic rings. I have more bio balls on their way(it came with 13, only fills up half the basket) I might see what breaking up the rings and adding more would do, would add more surface area and flow restriction I'd think.
Adding the 2nd spray-bar section slowed the flow down a lot, but it's now blowing from back to front instead of from left to right. It still makes ripples in the surface, but now doesn't look like there is a tornado approaching in the tank.
Having received my 303b, I am Pimp numero 43. :red_mouth
Now I have to read through a few posts on the best way to set it up!
I'm pretty pumped! This one came with a bunch of media. White or blue filters in everyone, plus bio balls in another, bio rings, and a bag of carbon in the other two! Pretty cool.
I jumped on the bandwagon and purchased a 302 for my first canister filter ever! I should get it within the week. Can anyone make any recommendations for filter media - preferably available from local stores for a good price? I am not familiar with what normally gets placed in a canister. I currently run a HOB with charcoal, a sponge, and some bio media stuff - though I am not sure I need charcoal as my tank has been cycled for over 5 years and I never read any ammonia.
Ya, very quiet! Mine is sucking a bit of air at the connection of the inlet "snorkel" and the green tubing. This air builds up in the filter and then discharges through the spray bar in bursts. I'm sure there is a simple solution. I'll have to play with it when I have the time.
It's probably just the coffee typing but I have one last thought.
The bottom tray on my filter came with a white filter, floss/pad. This pad was not cut to the exact footprint of the filter tray. It was flat on one side leaving about a 1/2" strip of basically bypass. I cut a new piece from some Koi Pond filter material and replaced it.
Was the original piece suppose to be cut that way?...To improve flow?
So I actually went to Kool Goods and picked up the filter I bought since I was in the area. It looked like a warehouse out of a bad Chinese movie where they receive drugs. They mainly had car parts though but they were friendly and allowed me to pick it up. Looking forward to setting it up tomorrow.
If there is air in it you gently tip the CF from side to side and it all come out.
As for the filter pad.. I'm nit sure it was supposed to be that way, should've covered the whole bottom tray. It'll run fine fully loaded with floss and biomedia
The problem with the air is that I can see it getting sucked into the intake pipe at the connection of the hose and the intake snorkel. So it's actively sucking air into it and I can't seem to get it stop sucking it in.
Ah, it's sucking in air where the nut is to tighten the hose into the intake assembly? I did have a bit of issue with that, basically have to push the hose all the way in and while pushing, screw the nut down over it so that by tightening it, it doesn't push out the hose. Takes a lil work but once you get it you shouldn't have to mess with it again.
If however it's the skimmer or sucking in air between the plastic pieces, I'm not so sure as I haven't seen that happen yet.
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