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Sadly it seems that the manifold drastically cuts down on the flow either way. Maybe the pump is the problem; it probably isn't designed for high pressure applications like this. When I first started planning for the project I considered using a quietone pump like I have running the sump on another ...

Sewellia lineolata, probably.

With just one output most of the tank doesn't have much flow at all. I thought the point of the manifold was to create linear flow, instead of a circular (upper level of the tank flows the opposite direction from the bottom)

It looks like using the dual outputs works ...

after piecing together the PVC, it seems to cut down on the flow a lot, but that may just be because the output on the power head is a lot smaller than the PVC output I compared it to.

The powerhead comes with two output nozzles/intake covers, one has a single nozzle, the other has two, forming a ...

I'm turning my 29 gallon into a river tank with a PVC manifold. The pump is a JBJ 2500 (550 GPH)

It would be a lot easier to diffuser the flow if I reverse the design in the article, and put the output opposite the pump. Is that going to reduce the flow though? Would it be more efficient to put the ...

There are people with dozens of loaches in tanks smaller than yours.

a 50 foot 5/8" water hose costs ~$20, a metal faucet adapter about $2...still less than half the price of a python, and it might be larger diameter as well.

Is a python only 1/2" or is it larger?