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Chrisbarnett

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Hello,

I'm moving my 5" axolotl to a 10gallon tank in a couple days. I have an Rena Filstar XP1 canister filter that I am wondering if it will be too powerful for. The tank will be full, and have some rockwork to diffuse the outflow.

But still, the XP1 flows 250gph, which would be a 25x turnover per hour. Is that okay if the flow is diffused??

Thanks.
 
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The XP1 is rated for a 45 gallon tank. Putting it on a 10 gallon tank will be serious overkill.
 
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Dang.. even if I built a nice spraybar for it out of PVC to diffuse the flow?

I have a HOB that would work.. just wanted to put the canister to use.
 
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