I want to switch out the stock return pump for a number of reasons...
1. The stock pump is quite noisy.
2. I've heard from many others that it is unreliable and has failed at inopportune times.
3. The display in this little tank is roughly 8x10x10, and adding a powerhead would greatly intrude on the all-in-one look of this nano (even a Koralia nano, I've seen it done in a few pictures).
4. Right now, I haven't decided on filtration in the back chambers. I have removed the bioballs and haven't yet used the stock filter cartridge. I'm thinking about possible making a small
refugium out of the second chamber, but I may just put a bag of chemipure elite or some other such adsorbant in there. Alternatively, I could either make of buy a protein
skimmer to go in that chamber. Others have put 2x2 chunks of
LR in there for added filtration, so that may be an option as well. But in any case, I'm not sure an increase of 60-100
gph of flow through the rear chambers will have an adverse effect....
Anyone else have a BC8?
