Can i remove ball in fluid bed filter

[mark freshwater]

Hi,
I have some rowaphos in a fluid bed filter , i used to have it hanging on my tank running off a 2500lph powerhead.
There was more than enough flow and i had to put a tap in to turn it down a bit.
I have now added a sump and it now runs off 1 of 4 outlets on my manifold , but it seems that it has to much back pressure in the bed filter and hardly any water flows thru it.
if i turn all the other taps off on the manifold it doesnt help as more water just goes up the main return.
i could close the return tap off more but then i am restricting water to the DT and also it wouldnt be good for the pump.
There is a ball in the the bed filter i imagine to stop it draining in a power outage or stopping the media from being siphoned into the tank , if i remove this ball would it help or has it got to be left in there ?.
Or can anyone think of how i could get it running better.

The pipe 2nd from the left is the bed filter , u can see its only trickling

bed filter with rowaphos

Return tap already closed a bit

 

[Reefing Madness]

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[DangerDave]

@mark freshwater I'm sorry don’t have an answer for your question. I do have a question for you though. I’m about build a manifold, and I’m tight on space where I want to put it. That is an interesting manifold in your pic, can you tell me the name of it, or where you purchased it?

Dave

 

[mark freshwater]

@dave
Hi, i"m in Australia , i got it from our local hardware chain bunnings,
It is just a 4 outlet garden hose adaptor , i was also short on space as well and plumbing 4 taps in would of been difficult.

 

[DangerDave]

Thanks buddy!

 

[mark freshwater]

No probs Dave , im running 1" pipe , the manifold connects via a thread into the "T" piece .
Quick update , i closed the main return tap a bit more , manifold is pushing alot more , pump didnt change note, happy days.