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I have not done this! But I daydreamed about it. I was thinking that on a fluval 105 I could remove the suction cup primer on the inlet pull the rubber rod out and fish some 1/4 inch tubing through the rods hole. Could put a airstone type diffuser there or leave the line hanging low. Glue or tap an 1-1/4 or 1" PVC over the opening on the clip on impeller cover. Cut it so it lands about 1/2" abouve the canister sump bottom. The inlet and housing are curved already so bubbles want to head up it instead of the impeller on the outlet. This would be kinda like a motorized cerges reactor using counter flow. But should be named a Foley reactor!
Have you thought about putting a 5/8 bypass line on your fx5? It would save electricity and cost of a new pump. A bypass doesn't take from flow rate.... Or just a tee 1" x 5/8" tee use your 5/8 equipment and terminate in tank with a different end... Say a small sprayer? And leave you fx5 dual outlet alone. The fx5 builds quite a bit of pressure in the out hose a 5/8 tee may increase the over all flow rate of the pump by allowing the energy as volume instead of pressure. The outlet would effectively be a 1-5/8 line.
Have you thought about putting a 5/8 bypass line on your fx5? It would save electricity and cost of a new pump. A bypass doesn't take from flow rate.... Or just a tee 1" x 5/8" tee use your 5/8 equipment and terminate in tank with a different end... Say a small sprayer? And leave you fx5 dual outlet alone. The fx5 builds quite a bit of pressure in the out hose a 5/8 tee may increase the over all flow rate of the pump by allowing the energy as volume instead of pressure. The outlet would effectively be a 1-5/8 line.
This is sort of what I'm thinking I have not thought this far into it yet but I think it would be a lot easier to plan once I have a filter to useI have not done this! But I daydreamed about it. I was thinking that on a fluval 105 I could remove the suction cup primer on the inlet pull the rubber rod out and fish some 1/4 inch tubing through the rods hole. Could put a airstone type diffuser there or leave the line hanging low. Glue or tap an 1-1/4 or 1" PVC over the opening on the clip on impeller cover. Cut it so it lands about 1/2" abouve the canister sump bottom. The inlet and housing are curved already so bubbles want to head up it instead of the impeller on the outlet. This would be kinda like a motorized cerges reactor using counter flow. But should be named a Foley reactor!
Have you thought about putting a 5/8 bypass line on your fx5? It would save electricity and cost of a new pump. A bypass doesn't take from flow rate.... Or just a tee 1" x 5/8" tee use your 5/8 equipment and terminate in tank with a different end... Say a small sprayer? And leave you fx5 dual outlet alone. The fx5 builds quite a bit of pressure in the out hose a 5/8 tee may increase the over all flow rate of the pump by allowing the energy as volume instead of pressure. The outlet would effectively be a 1-5/8 line.
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