2nd powerhead

[ivy2dw7]

I just bought my 2nd powerhead, I'm sick of the cyano on side of my tank. Anyways, I got side-tracked and COMPLETELY forgot to buy a sponge to cover the intake with. Is it safe to have it on w/out the sponge over the intake until I go back tomorrow and buy one or should I just wait until I buy a sponge?

 

[ivy2dw7]

Anyone? I don't want to turn the ph on unless I know it'll be safe w/out a sponge on it until tomorrow. But I also am incredibly sick of the cyano build up in the front corner of my tank!!

 

[mbrands]

The only fish I've ever lost (hope I'm not jinxing myself) was due to a powerhead with an unscreened intake. I thought if I had the powerhead mounted sort of diagonally, so that the intake was up against the back glass, I'd be ok. The next morning I couldnt' find one of my 2 clowns until I turned off the power to the powerhead.

If it were me, I'd wait another day and do it right.

 

[ivy2dw7]

You said an unscreened ph. This ph has a screened intake, like filter intakes and skimmer intakes do. None of my fish could get sucked up into the ph.

 

[schadiest1]

if you don't have a small enough fish to fit into the screen, you should have no problem. i have had only a screen on 2 of my powerheads and havn't run into any problems.

 

[ivy2dw7]

OK thanks. Oh by the way if you didn't read the end of the post about that stone crab, he was a humu humu's lunch yesterday

 

[schadiest1]

oh that's good stuff!
the sponge on the powerhead is mainly there to prevent food and other misc. objects from getting sucked into the powerhead and possibly damaging the impeller inside.