Duetto 100 Filter Question

[caudatadude28]

Hey everyone, today I updated my dobro tank(scraped buildup on glass, took out all decor and cleaned under, redid the setup, Cleaned filter, raised waterlevel.) Anyways when I stirred up the sand and added water it released lots of little(tiny) particles in the sand. I turkey baster the tank diligently so it suprized me on how much filth was in the sand. It took the filter a couple hours to clear up the water, now its pretty much clean. Overnight should finish it off. Anyways when I redid the tank, I set the filter to the weakest output current. My question is, will that reduce the amount of water cleaned per hour too?

 

[bewilderbeast]

less water passing through the filter means less water filtered... so yes it reduces the amount of water that is cleaned.

 

[Jennewt]

In addition to turkey basting, I would also recommend occasional use of a siphon with a gravel-washing attachment. This will get all the bits of crud out of the sand.

 

[caudatadude28]

Oh, I didnt think that those syphons worked with sand. I thought they would suck up the sand too. I will try that soon.