powerheads?

[chrysler_12]

what is the use of a powerhead? is it necessary? i have a 10g tank!

 

[chrysler_12]

help anyone?

 

[Julie-Anne]

i dont think its ne cessary long as the waters filtered you should be ok whats in the tank may i ask ....

 

[OCCFan023]

powerheads are mostly for water movement, and for fish who like stong current. I have mine so the dead spots of water which gets little flow from my filter can get moved here and their. do you absolutly need them no, but I like mine because I like knowing the water is being moved.

 

[FancyGuppyGuy]

When you use them with UGF's they make a nice working pair

 

[chrysler_12]

powerheads are mostly for water movement, and for fish who like stong current. I have mine so the dead spots of water which gets little flow from my filter can get moved here and their. do you absolutly need them no, but I like mine because I like knowing the water is being moved.

what kind of fishes like strong currents? for me, i would also like to see moving water...

 

[fishdude07]

If I'm not mistaken, hillstream loaches like strong currents...that's all I know of

 

[OCCFan023]

what kind of fish are you looking to put in the tank? I also have a ten but no powerhead, i have a 170 on it and it provides plenty of water movement. Most fish that you will be putting in a ten will not need or like a strong current (i could be wrong but i think for the most part thast true)

 

[chrysler_12]

im planning to put guppies, danios, corys

 

[OCCFan023]

yea then im pretty sure you dont need a powerhead

 

[bravefish90]

No you don't need a powerhead. but if you lik it go ahead.

 

[NoDeltaH2O]

LOTS OF FISH like a current. Basically any fish that is torpedo shaped likes current. Their bodies are designed to swiftly move through water, or to move through swiftly moving water. RedTail sharks, danios, minnows, SAEs, Hillstream loaches, mostly ALL loaches, and the list goes on.

 

[frying nemo]

Powerheads are great undergravel filter systems.. I have used the penguim 1140 with a 29 gallon for years and it keeps the tank humming along nice and clean. Thats all I use too..just the undergravel filter with the one powerhead that is rated at 300 gallons per hour and you need that kind of pull for such a big bottom area to filter... if you have a 50 or 60 gallon get two of them at opposite sides.