Home Adverts Recent Added Auction Scam Alerts Forum List Your Ad ShopAds Videos Directory
Tropical Fish Aquariums & Equip Marine Fish & Marine Inverts Cichlids Malawi Tanganyikan Cichlids
Wanted Discus Goldfish, Koi & Ponds Retailers & Services ALL ADS By County

Home      Reply		Viewed: 277 -- Replies: 14
PM | All Topics | General | Cichlids | Marine | Coldwater | Tanks/Equipment | Diseases | Members

Posted	power head?
05-07-2006 18:54 by jakem	hi is this a power head? should there be something on the bottom like there is on a internal filter? my friend gave me a load of his old stuff and i thought i would use it just as a pump to make more water movement for oxygen would this work
05-07-2006 18:55 by jakem	power head
05-07-2006 19:00 by TARTINJOCK	Looks like a powerhead to me, I would advise though if you have small fish to put a piece of course filter pad in the intake, I lost a young plec as a result of it getting sucked into the powerhead, a piece of course filter pad cut to size is ideal to prevent this, I just remove it once a week and clean t out then put it back. A syou can see from the pic it has a pellet sucked onto it just now, hope that helps
05-07-2006 19:04 by robert.pope	usualy a power head would connect to a plastic tube conected to undergravel filter plate's..... you should be able to use it as a pump to oxygenate water ,just cover the inlet pipe with something to stop fish being sucked into the pump the pump placed near the top of the tank will cause water surface movement this is where it will oxygenate the water best.
05-07-2006 19:06 by jakem	ok well i have cut a pieace of filter sponge into a square but it would not fit on the end properly so i have tied it on temperay with aome fishing line
05-07-2006 19:39 by trik	dont make the same mistake i did i used a 6500lhr power head in my new tank and it shredded one of my clowns, i thought it would be ok for a few days as he was use to 15,000 hour, i learnt by my mistake..
05-07-2006 21:11 by jakem	i dont know how powerful this one is and it will be going inmy cichlid tank. the nozzel that the water comes out of, it does not stay in the same place it moves from left to right and so on i this right
05-07-2006 23:01 by robert.pope	i think if powerhead was fixed to a ug filter the movement is so u can direct the water flow to your liking. on some power heads u can fit a bit of airline tube to the top.....have this above the water level and it will add airbubbles to the flow
06-07-2006 08:52 by Alan	I have seen these powerheads before can't remeber the name but the nozzle is meant to move side to side when the thing is running. Do you have any other bits with the powerhead normally there is a plastic nozzle with loads of holes in it that can be slotted on to the intake it may then be the case that no sponge is needed dependinmg on the tank inhabitants but it also means fitting a sponge is easier I just nip to world of water near me when I need a sponge they cost about 10 pence and slot over the intake nicely.
06-07-2006 11:58 by art	This is a powerhead you have got and you can buy a filter with sponge inside and are very effective cleaning and oxygenisig in a chiclid tank
06-07-2006 12:30 by jakem	i have found a tube with holes in it that fits on the bottom of the head so i have just stuck that on seems ok
06-07-2006 13:26 by Alan	Make sure you have no inhabitants that can fit through the holes are you using this in freshwater or marine?
06-07-2006 15:23 by jakem	its in my cichlid tank and the smallest fish is at least 2"
06-07-2006 22:06 by darren	should be fine but make sure its a tight fit
06-07-2006 22:50 by steve gast	as long as your head is powerful you shouldnt have a problem, at least 1000 l/hr

Previous | Fish Biz | Sitemap | Links | Clubs | Webmaster | Our Sponsors | ShopAds | Directory Visits