filter recomindations

I have noticed that my filters output is a little strong for my 10 gallon tank. My corries dont seem to like the bottom current and my neons avoid the area of the tank where the filter is. My current filter is a tetra wisper 10i internal power filter, and I am looking for an afordable and good quality replacement that does not produce a big current from the return. What do you recomend?

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Comment by Derick cotten on October 28, 2012 at 6:56am: take a look at hang on back filters.

Comment by GSP on October 28, 2012 at 2:43pm

Move the filter around the tank to find another positioning. Options:

Put the filter on the small side of the tank and have the flow go across the longer length of the tank.
Reduce the flow by putting more filter media inside it.
Reduce the flow by adjusting the flow output control on the filter if there is one.
Bounce the flow off a tank wall
Add plants into the tank to break up the current and offer some areas with lower flow.

Comment by Peter on October 29, 2012 at 3:13am: pft filter? just do water changes daily 20% thats all the filtering u need...

Comment by Betta on October 29, 2012 at 3:59pm: or you can buy a ADA vuppa-i filter, i ordered my ADA tank with all the ADA products, and the filter is great becasue it is a surface cleaner, so with lots of plnats you could make it work without any current

Comment by LED on November 2, 2012 at 12:48am: best NOT to have a tank with plants without current in the water. moving water provides the plants with nutrients across the leaves of the plants, along with moving oxygen around the tank providing the surface of the substrate with oxygen which dissolves toxic nutrients from entering the water column via the substrate... and blah blah blah. water movement is good, filtration is good and better than JUST doing water changes.

Comment by Robert Jango on November 2, 2012 at 10:09pm: Not sure what you mean by "providing the surface of the substrate with oxygen which dissolves toxic nutrients from entering the water column via the substrate" Are you talking about the nitrogen cycle? The end result of the nitrogen cycle is nitrates. Nitrates are poison and can only be removed by plants and/or water changes. Filters don't remove them. Since water changes are necessary I would just fill a a 5 gallon bucket and dump it into the tank once or twice a week. This way the fish are guaranteed a clean environment.

I'm raising baby Rams in a half filled five gallon tank without plants, filters, or extra surface area. I siphon out the waste after every feeding and replace the displaced water with fresh water from a five gallon bucket. This way they're always swimming in clean, pristine water.