My powerheads fell

[2563]

This morning I woke up and saw that two of my PHs fell and blew the sand everywhere in my 55 but my clowns didn't seem to even notice

. Do I need to be worried of a nitrate jump? I put all the sand back the way it was and blew it off the LR, should I do any other damage control or am I done?

 

[stingrayjs]

You should be fine. What you can do is glue the powerhead to one of them magnete glass cleaners and get away from the suction cups.

 

[hifi]

After awhile the cups get slimy & loose there grip, they need cleaning every once & awhile. Go with the magnet trick as StingrayJs sugested or you can buy magnets made for power heads.

 

[hardcrab67]

Give it a couple days and check them. My PH did the same thing last month and though my Trates were rising anyway, they went to 160ppm from 40ppm in 48hrs. Almost a month later w/ weekly WC's, I'm still at 80ppm and have pulled all the sponges,bio-balls, and filter pads. JME

Still blowing sand out of the LR.

 

[2563]

Thanks for the help!

 

[1911_guy]

FYI, choose the magfloats that are designed for the thickness of your tank. I bought the small ones for my MJ900's and didn't even realize the magnets aren't as strong so they barely, just barely hold on through the glass.