Curious- how to battle this kind of filter

[asukabetta]

I like this filter, it's very silent, it came with my tank setup, but current from the nozzle seems a bit too much for my betta in the 5g.

Ideas how to baffle the spray nozzle? Been thinking of putting a sponge on it.

Or perhaps I should just give up and leave it unfiltered, I was asking cause it seems such a waste :)

[shellieca]

Can you baffle the intake? That should slow the output. Put a sponge in or around the intake. Or fashion some kind "break" directly in front of the output so it slows it down but doesn't plug it, if that makes sense.

[asukabetta]

Good idea, I already put a sponge on the intake so their fins wouldn't get hurt just incase but didnt think about putting an obstacle on the outtake :D thankS!

[Friendlyfishies]

Can you point the outtake directly at the wall of the tank? would that help?

[Hallyx]

Is that a Tom's? Good filter. I like the quietness of a fully-submerged filter.

My Hagen Elites are similar to yours; they're also too strong. I take a 3"x5" piece of 1/2" filter foam and sew it into a 3" long tube and slip this over the outlet. Baffles well. And it provides more media for cultivating bacteria.