Method to diffuse filter outflow

[jennifer]

Here is how I diffuse the outflow from a canister filter. The gal in the picture is a female Cynops pyrrhogaster. This is a favorite perch.

 

[ralf]

Very good idea.

Ralf

 

[s1ren]

Jenn, that is a fabulous idea! My Pleurodeles hate what little current there is in thier tank (there's a rock and a dense plastic plant in front of my outflow at the moment). I'm going to set this up tonight when I get home. Thanks for the idea!

 

[elisabeth]

My granulosas seem to love the little bit of current in their tank. They like to body surf on it. Does anyone else have newts that seem to like current?

 

[jesper]

Yes, my pleuros as you know!

 

[elisabeth]

Right Jesper, I forgot! I'm thinking of making my guys little foam boogy boards!

 

[s1ren]

My Oregons like to body surf on the current, too. Romeo loves to hang onto the cord with one foot and let it blow him around, LOL!

 

[s1ren]

Jenn, wanted to come back and say that your idea worked fabulously. I used a cast resin food bowl that I had left over from a previous tank, filled it with rocks, and ran a hose from the filter to it. It work wonderfully - I had been worried that the filter might not be strong enough, but everything's fine.

And my little guys have decided that this contraption makes a GREAT jungle gym!