keddre Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I’m not going to pretend to be an engineer, but I put and Undergravel filter in my new play tank and have a question about effectiveness. In my mind, wouldn’t it just pull water from the area immediately around the uplift tubes (the two circles on my fancy picture) and ignore the rest of the Undergravel area? I’m just trying to get a better understanding as I learn about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, keddre said: I put and Undergravel filter in my new play tank and have a question about effectiveness. In my mind, wouldn’t it just pull water from the area immediately around the uplift tubes That could well be true, but it might not be important. If the filter moves enough water through the gravel to keep the beneficial bacteria in contact with the nutrient waste your aquarium is producing, then you very likely have more than enough biological filtration to handle your bioload. Do anything seem amiss? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keddre Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Daniel said: That could well be true, but it might not be important. If the filter moves enough water through the gravel to keep the beneficial bacteria in contact with the nutrient waste your aquarium is producing, then you very likely have more than enough biological filtration to handle your bioload. Do anything seem amiss? No. Nothing is wrong, just learning and questioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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