Trying to get info on the best Power Head.

[leona]

We have a 75g Fish,LR,LS. Later on we want to add coral. But much later on. We have been looking at PH's and are not sure what we should get. There are all different kinds and name brands. We have a 404 Fluval Canister filter and a prizm pro skimmer.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Leona

 

[leona]

Our Fluval 404 says it's filtering 317 gph.
Leona

 

[flatzboy]

The rio seio powerheads are awesome, I think it was squid that recomended them to me.:yes:

 

[leona]

how many and which one?

 

[flatzboy]

I would get 2 of the 620's and put them on timers to swith every couple of hours.

 

[dennis26]

Whats the name of the PH that constantly moves from side to side(changes the angles)? Is that the PH you guys are talking about?
sorry for the interruption
Dennis

 

[leona]

sorry not sure which one those are.
Leona

 

[redxlch]

Originally posted by Dennis26
Whats the name of the PH that constantly moves from side to side(changes the angles)? Is that the PH you guys are talking about?
sorry for the interruption
Dennis
You thinking of one of these

 

[redxlch]

or one of these

 

[flatzboy]

There talking about the power sweep power heads. I would not get one, I had one that laste a month and it stopped rotating.

 

[redxlch]

Rio power heads work great.
The first picture I posted is a sea swirl for use on a closed loop and is not submersible, works off electricity rather than pump flow.
The second is a scwd and could be used on a large powerhead or inline submersed or with your canister filter. Your choice.

 

[redxlch]

I would agree with you Flatz, anything made to work with an under gravel filter can't be well thought out.

 

[zap800]

i have 2 power sweepa and i have never really had any probs with them. once in a blue moon it will stop but i tap it and it will start right back up. i dunno maybe i got lucky and got a good set. i know of alot of people that have had problems with them

 

[flatzboy]

how long have you had them for?

 

[marvida]

I had a powersweep but it only lasted a couple of days before it stopped sweeping. I have a Rio 1700 thats been running 24/7 for several years and a small Rio that came stock on my Bak Pak. While I have not had any complaints with my Rios this seems to be an exception. The only PH's that I have purchased recently are Maxi-Jets for small applications and Mag-Drives for larger needs.

 

[lionfish12]

Ive got a power sweep on my 40 gallon and it makes a nice current. Im putting 3 of them on my 125

 

[zap800]

i have had mine for about 6months.