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07-17-2007, 12:41 PM
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 Powerheads for water movement in my Marine Tank? Hi everyone. I haven't been here for a while, but I do have a question.... I want to have more water movement in my tank ( 55gal) and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions as to powerheads they use for this purpose? I am looking at Zoo med Powerheads that have the back and forth movement....any suggestions are welcome Thanks in advance.   |
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07-17-2007, 12:43 PM
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| Re: Powerheads for water movement in my Marine Tank? What is your tank shape? I have a 54 gallon corner and use 2 Zoo powerheads 450gph |
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07-17-2007, 12:45 PM
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| Re: Powerheads for water movement in my Marine Tank? They work to give you a random pattern but do require cleaning every so often to keep them moving back & forth. If you have the money, Hydor Koralia are very good & move a ton of water. The old reliable MJ are good too. You can also get a flow deflector that goes on the output of the ph to get random flow patterns. The MJ 1200 move a good amount of water but at the price of using 20 watts of power & can add unwanted heat to your tank.
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07-17-2007, 12:53 PM
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| Re: Powerheads for water movement in my Marine Tank? It's a 55 gal. long tank.  |
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07-17-2007, 01:00 PM
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| Re: Powerheads for water movement in my Marine Tank? I would personally not do the swivel style power head. I would just go with two stationary power heads. In about a month the swivel feature breaks unless constantly maintained like glampka said already. |
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07-17-2007, 04:14 PM
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| Re: Powerheads for water movement in my Marine Tank? I have a Hydor Koralia 1 & 3. I'm very happy with them.
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07-18-2007, 06:41 AM
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| Re: Powerheads for water movement in my Marine Tank? I've been looking at the Hydors. I will probably go with them. It's just a matter of cost and where to get them online. |
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07-18-2007, 06:42 AM
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| Re: Powerheads for water movement in my Marine Tank? I've been looking at the Hydors. I will probably go with them. It's just a matter of cost and where to get them online.  |
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