Advise on current setup

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  1. FishyB

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    as you can see my internal filter is taking up quite some space in my 90x60x35 tank...

    Current filtering is 1200lph external flows more like 200lph with filter media and as you can see in the pic a 650lph internal....

    if I remove the internal filter I'm afarid I'll lose my water circulation as the internal provides 90% of my water flow in the tank...

    should I rather install something like a powerhead then to resume the water flow after the internal is out? suggestions?....

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    sorry for the cellphone pic...
     
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    Get yourself some tall growing plants to cover the filter.
     
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    Why don't you use a HOB it will still create water movement
     
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    would I need to cut the canopy in any way to make a HOB work?
     
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    Eish.... as you can see not a plant person :(

    will the plants not disrupt water flow into the filters intake?
     
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    Thats a good filter :0
     
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    Get yourself a HOB and put one of those long air curtain tubes in at the back makes lots of water movement ;) more space in the tank.
     
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    thanks for the input guys... will do some experimenting
     
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    Would also go the HOB root, would look much better, and yes you would need to rut a hole to make space for the filter, but with a plastic lid its fairly easy and would still look good
     
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    let us know how itgoes

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