greetings peeps
please clarify the 10x rule for me and all other worm brains.
does it mean that the water in the tank has to be moved at a rate equivilent to 10x its volume to achieve this aim?
so a 100ltr tank would need to have a flow rate of 1000ltr per hour? where as the volume of water sent to a filter/s is an entirely different thing.
therefore you could use unfiltered powerheads to achieve the flow rate, without necessary filtering each and every drop.
Am i correct in this or should I return my ebay brain.
My new tank, arriving shortly, is 330ltr, and has a trickle fliter serviced by a 900ltr powerhead, which will not give me 900ltr per hour flow as the water is passed through a spray bar, so for all intents I my as well ignore this from my flow rate calculations.Correct???
great site btw...regards roy
please clarify the 10x rule for me and all other worm brains.
does it mean that the water in the tank has to be moved at a rate equivilent to 10x its volume to achieve this aim?
so a 100ltr tank would need to have a flow rate of 1000ltr per hour? where as the volume of water sent to a filter/s is an entirely different thing.
therefore you could use unfiltered powerheads to achieve the flow rate, without necessary filtering each and every drop.
Am i correct in this or should I return my ebay brain.
My new tank, arriving shortly, is 330ltr, and has a trickle fliter serviced by a 900ltr powerhead, which will not give me 900ltr per hour flow as the water is passed through a spray bar, so for all intents I my as well ignore this from my flow rate calculations.Correct???
great site btw...regards roy