Wavemaker or not??

[chris521957]

Hi all. At the moment i have a Juwel Rio 180ltr tank with a large piece of bogwood and several clay pots and plastic pipes for hiding places. Also a few anubius and 2 silk plants. The stock are 2x l168, 5x l201, 4x l205, 1x l206, 2x l340 and 2x l183.Filtration is 2 ext filters, 1 of 900 lph and the other of 1300 lph.The inlet pipes are situated at the back of the tank at each end, with the inlets at the opposite ends and pointed downwards so that the returning water produces a current going down the side of the tank and(hopefully) along the bottom towards the opposite side.I know the filters will not be giving out what they are rated at, so i was thinking of installing a wavemaker to produce more current along the back of the tank about 1/3 of the way up the side.Do you think the fish i have will benefit from this ?. I would be grateful for any input anyone may have on this matter. Thanks Chris.

[chris521957]

61 views and noone has any input on this???? Come on people, help me out here. Cheers Chris.

[dw1305]

Hi all,
Chris, I've replied to your similar thread on "Plecoplanet". I'm more concerned about dissolved oxygen levels than flow, although having a large turn-over of water is one way of helping with aeration. I'd like a venturi or spray bar on one or both outlet.

cheers Darrel

[chris521957]

Cheers Darrel. Read the post and replied. Dont think i worded the original question properly. Cheers Chris.