Hydor Flo on Aquapod 24 - Questions

[topshotta]

Does anyone have a Hydor Flo on the main return in the Aquapod 24? I picked one up last night and when the output position is pointing towards the surface it's practically shooting water out of the tank. Any suggestions on this?

 

[lisaFL]

wow ... what kind of return pump is in the aquapod 24?
My sister has a BioCube 29 - she has a hydor flo deflector in hers ... it does fine. Maybe the return output in too far up in the aquapod? how many inches is the return nozzle from the surface?

 

[topshotta]

Yeah - that is definitely the problem - the return nozzle on the Aquapod is very close to the surface.

 

[clowninaround74]

all i did was kind of angle the hydor down a little bit when you put it in the return nossle of the AP. just that little angle makes it not shoot out of the water....o yea and i have a MJ1200 on it so i dont know what pump you have

 

[topshotta]

I also have an mj-1200 as my return pump. How did you angle it down? I had to use one of the adapters that came with the Hydor Flo and it fits pretty snug - don't see how there would be much room to angle it?

 

[clowninaround74]

yea it fits snug but i was able to angle it just a little big. i just didnt put the adapter in all the way instead left just a a little bit out and angeled it that way. Idk how it worked but it did!

 

[burton14e7]

I have an upgraded pump on mine and it doesn't actually shoot out of the water but it does increase the surface level almost an inch. I like it to break up the surface water. Check out my thread to see what happens to the sand when it points down.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1102277

 

[clowninaround74]

yea thats what mine does also.......it doesnt shoot out of the tank but it does come up a little bit but still i like what it does for my current in the tank

 

[Nyles]

Maybe add a mj and use it on there? Thats whay I did on my 21 gallon. GL.

 

[topshotta]

Yeah - I already have a MJ 1200 as the return.

 

[hifoo]

I have a hydro flo on my aquapod and a mj1200, the water does come out of the water but its more of a high wave rather than a blast of water that would be of any concern... I dont know why yours is/would be any different.

 

[WillWorkForFish]

I have 2 MJ-900s in my AP, my return line hydor is connected using flex tubing so I can angle it down a tiny bit.. My water level stays high enough that it doesn't shoot up, it has a nice surface agitation.. especially with the 2nd one in there..

 

[pactrop]

Tank looks great. I would recommend picking up a spray can of "krylon fusion" flat black and painting your cleaner magnet and your power head to make them blend into the background more.

 

[WillWorkForFish]

The pump will be going behind the wall, once I get rid of my sapphire skimmer and do a closed loop..
And the magnet I dont care about, it will be covered in coraline within 6 months or so..

 

[pactrop]

nice. I like the closed loop plan.

 

[topshotta]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9798718#post9798718 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PEZBEAN
I have 2 MJ-900s in my AP, my return line hydor is connected using flex tubing so I can angle it down a tiny bit.. My water level stays high enough that it doesn't shoot up, it has a nice surface agitation.. especially with the 2nd one in there..

Where did you get this flex tubing you speak of?

 

[cloob]

Or you can buy some loc-line to angle your hydorflo. That is what I use on my return on my BC29 for the hydorflo.

 

[WillWorkForFish]

Its just a piece of 3/4" flex tubing, you can get it from any local fish store, or home depot / lowes..