Canister Piping

Hey All,

Was curious to know how do you handle the canister piping to your tank (inlet & outlet)

I have a Fluval and from what I read in the manual the piping should travel in a straight line from the canister to the tank and the pipes should be cut to an exact lenght with no slack!

My Fluval that came with a second hand tank I purchased has plenty of slack on the pipes! - I taught maybe the extra piping was not removed to allow for menovering the canister?

How is your canister installed?

 

AFAIK the shorter the pipe run the better the overall l/h - less water resistance and all that. Thing is we move things around - so unless your tank is installed or you have a cupboard / cabinet that holds the canister (i.e. it can not really be moved) then I would think leave slack so that you can move things around.

My JBL is standing on the floor between the legs of the 2 4ft stands so it would have been waisted space. I opted to keep both pipe lengths the same - gut feeling more than anything else.

I think more importantly - always make sure the pipes are clean with unrestricted flow from kinks or other matter.

Later Ferdie

 

Possibly a stupid comment from my side: If it's working... don't fiddle. Why "fix" what ain't broken.

 

I think if it only has a small amount of slack, then leave it its fine... However, if it has masses of slack, and is coiling around, then there is a risk of kinking in the pipe, which will in turn reduce or altogether stop the water flow. This would be my main concern?

Regards
G!

 

Thanks for advice guys.

Its not a lot of extra.

and as the wise words do go... @Zoom

If it aint broke leave it alone

 

Hey guys, as this is my first canister filter, how do you clean the pipes?

If the fluval ribbed type. Do I just run water through the pipes like a hose?

Thanks,