![]() There’s nothing wrong with putting your powerhead as low as possible as long as you get a decent seal to the plate or uplift tube. Most use powerheads connected to a softer piece of hose that connects to the plate or the uplift tube, or a pump that directly fits the uplift tube. Pump B might be difficult to use for the same reason - getting a seal between the UGF plate and the pump. Plus the pump would be at higher risk for pulling in grit that could damage your pump. Pump A would be very problematic, for sure, as you do need at least somewhat of a seal to pull water from under the UGF plate. With a Pump B placement, the intake would be below the UGF plate so flow should not be an issue (or at least it'd be the same amount of flow as placing the pump at the top of the uplift tube). I guess in either situation, I'm trying to understand how much of a "seal" there needs to be be in the intake to ensure good enough flow is coming from below the UGF plate and not the surrounding I didn't think about the effort involved to replace the pump! Thank you □Īfter thinking about it some more, I will not be attempting the Pump A (above the UGF plate placement). For Pump A, would it be ok to just place the intake flat on the UGF plate? For Pump B, would I drill a hole into the UGF plate for the intake nozzle or add some tubing/pipe that would somehow affix to the where the uplift tubes typically go (not sure how to affix it - maybe silicone caulking?). And maybe have like a 90 or 45 degree bend at the top of the tubing to agitate the water even better than having the water go straight up.Īs shown in the attached picture, I'm not sure the best way to setup the intake for the pumps. So I was curious if anyone has tried to place the powerhead at the bottom instead (to conceal the powerhead more (perhaps even completely within the gravel) and maybe have some tubing or pipe stick out to the top. But there are smaller pumps ( ) that can do like 50gph which would theoretically be quieter. Also, it seems the slowest/smallest powerhead I could find are like 100gph and higher. ![]() ![]() Having the powerhead at the top of the uplift tube is not ideal for aesthetics nor noise. However, in my 20H tank, noise and aesthetics are a concern for me. This is obviously a quick and convenient setup. So a common setup for UGFs and powerheads is to place the powerhead at the top of the uplift tube. ![]()
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