Habitat - Indoor :: Powerhead?

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Could I add a powerhead to my aquarium? To increase waterflow from one side of my aqaurium to the other?

[devilduck]

I've been pretty happy with my Aqueon circulation pump:

http://www.amazon.com/Aqueon-06132-Circ ... B003C5LJ6Y

I've also heard good things about Hydor Koralia circulation pumps

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Would it make a wave affect? I don't want that,

[VeipaCray]

They have to cycle on and off to make a wave effect which requires some sort of controller. If just left on, they will provide a continuous flow of water with no wave effect.

Aqueon pumps are for rookies Mr. Duck. Go Ecotech or go home

http://ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech/

http://ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech/vortech-mp40/

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Those are nice but what's the cheapest one I could buy?

[VeipaCray]

Cheapest useful powerhead is probably the Maxijet 900 or 1200. They're about $18-22 online.

http://www.amazon.com/Marineland-Ml9051 ... B004KZBOE2

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Dang kinda out of my price range for right now, But I'll defintly buy when I can. But what about this one?
http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... ps-sellers

[VeipaCray]

Yeah it's just a bit less flow.. not sure how much you're looking for. That powerhead you've linked is still $12 shipped. The maxijets aren't the nicest powerheads, but they are work horses. For the price they're very very hard to beat. They also can be turned into utility pumps - I have and use several of them.

[devilduck]

Aqueon pumps are for rookies Mr. Duck. Go Ecotech or go home

http://ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech/

http://ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech/vortech-mp40/

$27 vs $250+ Those vortechs are way too pimp for me

[VeipaCray]

250+? The MP40 is 450+ with the wireless controller. Separate replaceable wet side and dry side, low profile equipment in the tank, less cords in the water.... sweet.

[devilduck]

I was looking at the MP10, the MP40 is like 1000-4000 gph, this is like gale force winds in my 55 gallon!

[VeipaCray]

You should see the MP60, MP80 or the upcoming MP100. They've demo'd them at a few of the reef shows.

And that's NOT gale force winds. The hydrowizard is gale force winds at 50,000 GPH. It's got an exit velocity of 11 feet/sec. So in a four foot 55Gal tank, your turtle would get blown clear across the tank in roughly a third of a second. I think that would meet the OP's request of adding some flow across the tank.. no?

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Wow 450 bucks for a circulating pump? I would never pay that much money for something like that lol. But I bet there awesome though.

[slider_keeper]

You should see the MP60, MP80 or the upcoming MP100. They've demo'd them at a few of the reef shows.

And that's NOT gale force winds. The hydrowizard is gale force winds at 50,000 GPH. It's got an exit velocity of 11 feet/sec. So in a four foot 55Gal tank, your turtle would get blown clear across the tank in roughly a third of a second. I think that would meet the OP's request of adding some flow across the tank.. no?

Lol, nice!

[VeipaCray]

Wow 450 bucks for a circulating pump? I would never pay that much money for something like that lol. But I bet there awesome though.

You would if you invested 10K+ into a reef tank. And you'd buy two, one for each side for waves and storms.


Here's the hydrowizard: http://www.belowwater.com/category/pump/