Worked perfect. And my boy immediately swam back to the side of the tank where the filter was! So much happier now.

This was such a life saver. The Admiral went from hiding in the corner of his tank to swimming around up top immediately!

5 years later and I just found this, LOVE IT

Just want to thank you for taking the time to do this video! I was having that problem with my fish and as soon as I did the trick my fish started swimming all over the tank! Thank you thank you so much!

Sweet! This is exacltly what I needed. Set up my first tank yesterday and water flow was too strong for my betta. I googled and yours was the first thing I clicked on. Easy, cheap and doesn't look trashy. Thank you. BTW Patriot is hilarious.

Thank you so much for sharing! We moved our betta from a 3.5 gal tank to a new 10 gallon. He was not enjoying the whole tank because of the flow. Slapped this on and he is now enjoying the whole tank!!!

This is the greatest tip for the aqua clear my god this has significantly helped my tank since flow is so important in a saltwater tank. Thanks this has to be seenmore

This video is fantastic! I bought a aquarclear 70 for our 40 gallon and current on lowest setting was very difficult for my fish to swim through! Luckily, I was able to do what you said to in this video and now my babies are swimming very happily while having good filtration! Great job 👏

Wasn't expecting an original solution mate, you surprised me! Thanks a lot

This so simple and cheap! Thank you for the awesome piece of affordable advice :)

Love this I went through 20 videos and by far the best

Thank you! My new guy is finally brave enough to leave the corner and explore his tank.

Yay! Thank you, an extremely simple solution to something I've been over engineering... lol The betta I have currently has been a rescue, with barely any fins when I first took over. He's made leaps and bounds so far, the water surface breakage is still stressful for the little dude. So hopefully this simple fix can help both of us.

Great tip, exactly what I was looking for. So many other tips suggest things like restricting the pump intake using pantyhose or sponges, which reduces the overall flow (and therefore filtration), not to mention stressing the pump motor. I was definitely overthinking things when it was coming to baffle designs, though. This is great! Hopefully with this minor change I'll see my Betta being a lot more active.

Thank you! My Betta,Pablo, and I appreciate this.

Extremely helpful. I used this for my axololtl and immediately noticed a difference it was very easy and worked perfectly

You're right, you're absolutely stunning! I know you'll get great care with your new owner & you'll just love your new home! Welcome Patriot to your new home!

This is SO clever! Works perfectly. Thank you.

LOL ! Patriot, great name -" actor betta model" haha he is stunning! These videos always make me laugh definitely the best on KZfaq! Sorry about your red betta they get into everything but it is still sad. Aquaclear, my favorite filter also but I had a hard time with the plastic bottle baffle on some different filter models so I shoved a small sponge filter in the outflow. Thanks for the video!

Excelent solution. Even better sense of humor 😅 A great video to watch

This is probably one of the best tips I've seen for reducing flow from an Aquaclear, very easy to implement. Oh, and the betta is gorgeous, but don't tell him I said that. He's going to start charging for autographs...

Brilliant, and adorable. Now to find out how to DIY a spill extender, to have the spill go further out instead of straight down. To move the spill water away from the intake so it's not just moving the same water through the filter.

thanks so much for this! my betta wouldn’t swim to the top of his tank to get his food so really glad you posted this :)

Got a Betta and never considered the idea that the filter they sold me alongside him would be the reason he struggled. The moment I made this change I noticed a change in attitude. The strong current was harmful to his fins and I'm seeing regrowth. Thanks for the video!

This worked so well. Thank you.

Thank you for the helpful advice now my fish will be less stressed out you earned a subscriber

Works great! Thank you

thank you. just added my betta to his new 10 gal tank and poor guy is struggling in the flow. its a perfect work around.

Wow thank you ! Beautiful fish !!!

good idea, thank you

thank you for the tips

I am seeing a long running daytime soap in the making :)

Thank you so much, no wonder my Betty only hanged around on the left side of the tank. Your video helped

I only have small tank measures 24inch the flow is strong, this video helps alot. Great idea!

Thank you for this!

Thank you it worked perfectly my glo fish are so much more happier already

Thanks for the tip! I was almost going to change the type of filter I have. I have the same filter.

This is a great way to reduce/redirect the water on my Aqueon filter! And best of all, I didn’t have to buy any fancy parts

Lol... at the talking fish. Very funny man! Thanks for info and the good laugh. 😄

Thank you so much!

Great tip. Greater looking Betta.

By far my favorite betta video EVER! You rock Patriot! Oh and you do too food guy! Lol! And I'm doing this baffle in the morning! Thank you!!

Just seeing this 4 yrs later! Lol. Any new flow tricks you’ve discovered over the years? I currently have an internal filter, and purchased a tiny HOB that fits in your hand for bettas nano tank. The current was too strong even in the lowest flow setting, so I went back to the internal filter. Going to try this trick tomorrow with the HOB. I really want to use the HOB as it’ll give him more room in the tank and also probably provides better filtration than the internal filter.

Thanks for this video! I have a Top Fin filter, and this amazing, didn't even need tape❤

adorable and thank you for sharing. what little fishes do you have with your pretty boy?

That was absolutely hysterical! I’ve had 2 Aquaclear filters - the first one died after 2 months, I stupidly replaced it with the exact same filter but have been unhappy with the water clarity in my 20g guppy tank. It’s not overstocked - there’s 12 guppies, 3 Otos and 3 Cory cats. Not big fish! I do WC every 5 days. The junk coming up in the vacuum was driving me crazy. I have a tidal 35 in my 15g betta tank, with a nob that controls the flow, and that tank is crystal clear, so I replaced the Aquaclear with a Tidal 55 - my 20g is tall and the Tidal 35 doesn’t have a long intake tube, but the Tidal 55 does, so I went with the bigger filter. Now the water in my guppy tank is as pristine as the water in my betta tank. The flow in my betta tank does not disturb my bettas. The one on the filter side actually hangs out under the filter and the water is relatively still. Having said that, the tidal 55 has a stronger flow and my guppy fry get knocked all over th e place if they get too close to the filter, so I’m going to use your water bottle idea for the guppy tank. I’m about to set up a 55G, I bought a tidal 70 for that tank. I plan on splitting up the guppies- males in the 55g, because fry are dropping like snowflakes. I’m also going to have a betta sorority in that tank - my LFS keeps his female bettas in the same tank, so the hard part for me is already done. I’m sure I’ll use the bottle idea on the Tidal 70 to keep the girls happy. Another great tip from you. Thank you!

Thanks for this

Thank you for this. Built a planted 10 gallon for my betta and he’s been eating in the mid section of the tank because the flow above is too strong. My hang on back filter came from an aqueon kit. I plan on adding celestial pearl danios (upgrading to a 20gallon) when my plants get bigger so I don’t want my beta to have to compete for food.

Thanks, I just purchased 2 Tetra Whisper PF10 power filters. There is no control mechanism to slow the flow down.

Excellent, I will try that!

Omg tysm this helped me a a lot!!

What is your recommended substrate for a planted tank? Another aquarium keeper youtuber said that for plants, you can use (strictly organic) planting soil under a layer of sand, but I'm not sure that's a great idea....but I need something as inexpensive as possible, and it seems like the substrates specifically meant for planted tanks tend to be crazy expensive, especially for larger tanks. I have a tall 20gallon.

I got a 36 gal with a aqueon quiet 50 for 50 bucks, but man it was blowing fish, plants and my substrate everywhere. This totally fixed it now all the fish are chilling and hanging out where we can see them!!

Cute n crazy i love this video Perfect idea Thanks so much

Great video and tip! Worked great for my axolotl 😊

So I don't fill my tank all the way up,I have a marine Land spinning filter and I tell you it's strong and keeps my fish on the other side! Or gets swept away by the current..this is awesome! I really appreciate it! I didn't want to take this back!

Thank you, this is great!

Duuude i have a fluval edge with 12 tetra and those never swimmed around the top and middle. Soon as i did this trick they swimming everywhere even with the filter at max flow

Thank you SO much

Worked perfect!

Patriot made me laugh out loud 😂 keep going betta model!

"NAILED IT!"

Any issues with water consistently hitting plastic? Will is rub plastic particles off into the tank over time?

I have the ac110 and I will try this modify method because it has a lot of waterfall flow

Thanks for this video

I love patriot and your voice overs. So cute.

BEAUTIFUL Betta!!!!

Simple and nice

Great video! Just lost my Betta Simon about 10 days ago, started to get another but switched it up, Guppy style! Patriot is far better at modeling than acting, very very handsome fellow!

Great DIY tip. I think it should work with my hob filters which are a different brand. 👍

I have an axoltl and i reduced the flow using the bottle method but i still feel the current is too strong for him, is there a way to improve this even moreso? Do i need to somehow tape the bottom half of the bottle down too or just the top part?

Thank you! My filter made a strong current that kept pushing my betta down, but I tried the water bottle trick and it works pretty good. I'm slightly worried if the plastic is safe though, could it be toxic in some way?

Thanks! This worked great

Great video. Just bought a hob to replace my internal, and going to do this right now

My filters have bio wheels and the water bottle can’t fit. What else could I do? I have an axolotl. Thank you

aww he so cute NAILED IT

Thank you for this

Hi D... Now that is one stunning Betta. Well named too!! Excellent innovation my friend. So nice to see you!! Have a great weekend!💦💙🌎🐟💦

Thank you! when I got my betta in the tank she's looks like a first time swimmer(like some wind is pulling her in other direction) XD now she can swim normally.

thanks bro

Very good video !😀👍

Just installed on one outlet of my Marineland HOB. It is not visible in the water. Looked at different YT videos and this one seemed the best option. Thank you for sharing.

Im using the waterfall to produce oxygen. Will this reduce oxygen on my aquarium? I have small 3 gallon community of guppy and molly without airpump. Is this hack ok?

This seems like the only solution, but what about any long terms effects on the plastic sitting in the water??

Oh my gosh! Patriot is beautiful!

Would this also help to stop the splashing noise?

Omg thank you!! I spent like $20 on a filter or something for my betta tank and he swam through it once and got slammed down

Thank you for this great tip! Will there be enough oxygen for other inhabitants of my aquarium though? I got ancistrus, cory catfish and dwarf shrimp and naturally want them to be well and happy too.

works great! i didnt even need tape to put this on my tetra whisper, Thanks!

I’m gonna use this for my sunset thicklipped gourami

Hello, do you have any videos on how to clean a betta tank?

Won’t the water bottle melt if tank is 80 degrees

Did you add a sponge on the extension tube? Just got this filter and the first 20min I had it on, it sucked 2 baby fish in ☹ I put a net over it for now but is there a different tube add on for this possibly? I need a better solution! D:

Did this for my turtle tank as I'm getting a hatchling musk turtle so I didn't want such a strong flow. Plus my water is only about 3/4 so it also reduces the noise of the waterfall.

Bahahahahaha Ha! This fish talk made me roll laughing!!!! Good info too!

How did you get your betta fish so comfortable with other fish?

What are the bettas fish tank mates? This method worked for me!

Loved the video! Fish love from India

Should I turn off hob filter when adjusting flow? It has a speed knob

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