DIY power filter baffle ideas.

[Foree]

Recently I became the proud owner of a large larval tiger salamander named Jabba.(I know he isn't an axolotl, but they require similar care while they are fully aquadic) I've set him up a tank and I have a power filter on the side and even though I have turned down the flow it's still causing a current that he doesn't like. I would like to know what other forum members have used as baffles. I have a loofah that I just bought from the store that I am considering using as a baffle to prevent the current. It would also double as biomedia for bacteria growth. The only downside is that since it is organic I will have to replace it when it starts to break down, which isn't that bad since it was only $2.00. I will post pictures of my tank set up later.

 

[Foree]

 

[Kilolotlkeeper]

Recently I became the proud owner of a large larval tiger salamander named Jabba.(I know he isn't an axolotl, but they require similar care while they are fully aquadic) I've set him up a tank and I have a power filter on the side and even though I have turned down the flow it's still causing a current that he doesn't like. I would like to know what other forum members have used as baffles. I have a loofah that I just bought from the store that I am considering using as a baffle to prevent the current. It would also double as biomedia for bacteria growth. The only downside is that since it is organic I will have to replace it when it starts to break down, which isn't that bad since it was only $2.00. I will post pictures of my tank set up later.

Is that a fushigi ball?? your set up is really cool. What temp do you keep the water?? Just wondering because I didn't know if the light out off any heat. For me, I use my net to throw off the current, I'll post a pic for your later


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[Kilolotlkeeper]

Wow there were a lot of typos in that sentence


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[Foree]

Is that a fushigi ball?? your set up is really cool. What temp do you keep the water?? Just wondering because I didn't know if the light out off any heat.

Yes, as a matter of fact, it is a fushigi ball. I had forgotten what they were called, it was given to me as a gift many years ago and just sat on the shelf, so I put it to use. The temperature is just a bit cooler than room temperature, I don't have a thermometer in the tank yet, but I'm not worried about the lights they are LED's and from what I can tell they put off little to any heat at all. I need to see how well a net works in comparison, I'm gonna try out the loofa tomorrow when I have some time to work on the tank. I'm looking for something that is the most functional while not looking out of place.

 

[Foree]

The baffle so far is working wonderfuly. The current in the aquarium is pretty much nonexistant.

 

[vindhya12]

thanks for sharing this.