Small Submersible Pump For Additional Flow

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Small submersible pump for additional flow
« on: June 24, 2015, 08:24:54 PM »
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Is it a good idea to put a small submersible pump in the opposite corner to my filter?

I'm thinking it would help eliminate a potential deadzone where the water doesn't move much.

My filter is designed to be on the left rear corner and I've noticed that if any loose plant matter ends up in the rear right corner there's very little flow.

So I was thinking of locating a small 200L/H submersible in the rear right corner.

I have fairly heavy planting and I'm planning homing Tiger Barbs, Pigmy Cory's, Cardinal Tetras, Celestial Pearl Danio, Bolivian Rams and Cherry Barbs.
AFAIK none of the species will mind a bit of a flow.

Are there any pros and cons that I need to consider?

A Selection of Fish in my Fish Community Creator Tanks
Tiger Barb (1) - Cardinal Tetra (17) - Otocinclus (1) - Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid (2) - Ornamental Snails (50) - Assassin Snail (2) -
Note: The user may not necessarily own these fish, these are tanks that they may be building or researching for stocking purposes


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Re: Small submersible pump for additional flow
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2015, 08:36:04 PM »
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I remember Richard W once saying you shouldn't have too much flow for plants. Some sites say 10 times turnover for a heavily planted tank because of dead spots but Richard told me that was too much. Hopefully he will see this thread and add his thoughts.

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Re: Small submersible pump for additional flow
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2015, 07:43:38 PM »
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You can have a strong flow or not, I don't think it makes much difference. Floating plants hate fast surface flow. A filter of the right size for the tank will circulate the water enough to keep the temperature fairly constant and to allow gas exchange at the surface for all of the water. I reckon worries about "dead spots" etc are yet more cases of "much ado about nothing" which seem to permeate fishkeeping and are often based on guesswork rather than any real evidence. I don't bother about any of them and my tanks are full of plants, all of the fish I have bought are healthy, the only ones I've lost are a few of those I inherited with second hand tanks and which were probably old and/or ill when I got them. I also do very few water changes and very rarely vacuum the substrate, some of my tanks are "overstocked" but it doesn't seem to  bother the fish. You can buy all sorts of extra equipment and additives but I doubt if most of them are necessary. Most of them probably do more for the aquarist's well-being (feeling we are doing the best for our fish) rather than the fish.

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Re: Small submersible pump for additional flow
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2015, 08:11:59 PM »
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Thanks for your responses.

I hope I can be as successful with my plants. So far so,  fingers crossed. :)

A Selection of Fish in my Fish Community Creator Tanks
Tiger Barb (1) - Cardinal Tetra (17) - Otocinclus (1) - Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid (2) - Ornamental Snails (50) - Assassin Snail (2) -
Note: The user may not necessarily own these fish, these are tanks that they may be building or researching for stocking purposes


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