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Offline NorthernAquatic

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Re: FX5 Spraybar Troubles...
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2013, 02:20:27 PM »
Looks good to me. Glad you got it sorted out.

And thanks for posting your solution. Too many times a thread ends, without being "solved".
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Re: FX5 Spraybar Troubles...
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2013, 04:40:33 PM »
OP,

 For a 75 Gallon tank, these filters are ample enough in flow... If you really want to create a good detritus Lifter, You need Rolling and Twiting of the water column.

 I use forward aiming of the outputs (which by the way, I use Lock-line Y's and jet outputs to turn my 1" FX5 outputs into to two 1/2" or 3/4" outputs) to roll that water column and then a High Flow powerhead of some sort to twist the Water Column. what ends up happening is that "stuff" get push toward the front of the tank and then back, then gets twirled around, Ultimately always passing everything by the intakes and getting sucked up.

 But I breed so I have my powerheads on timers just after the lights go off at night for about an hour. This is usually good enough to lift and scoop the entire tank.

 Just my 2 cents!  ;)

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Re: FX5 Spraybar Troubles...
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2013, 10:19:07 AM »
Everything seems to be rolling around just great and all heads towards the intake on the left side of the tank. I don't have anything on top of the sand anymore. The spraybar is situated slightly towards the right side of the tank, so I think that helps everything get pushed to the left because it hits the right side first and gets propelled left.
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Re: FX5 Spraybar Troubles...
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2013, 09:36:11 PM »
Everything seems to be rolling around just great and all heads towards the intake on the left side of the tank. I don't have anything on top of the sand anymore. The spraybar is situated slightly towards the right side of the tank, so I think that helps everything get pushed to the left because it hits the right side first and gets propelled left.

 gotcha!

 Any current Photos? Maybe Video? Just setup a Second Spray today on a 90 gallon. but I have a Rena XP3 and a Fluval 404 and also a RIO 2500 powerhead with lockline Fan output on it and the RIO is on a Timer to run for and hour 5x/day From Sun up to 12am every 3hours.

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Re: FX5 Spraybar Troubles...
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2013, 11:19:47 PM »
Looks good to me. Glad you got it sorted out.

And thanks for posting your solution. Too many times a thread ends, without being "solved".


Ditto  :D