powerhead pointing help

findgnemo · 06/08/2007, 08:47 AM

i just got a seio powerhead for my 55g tank. now i have a predrilled tank so flow is going to the right. now that i got this powerhead where should i place this on the tank to be the most beneficial and how should i aim it? like on the back glass angled hitting the front glass as an example?

rogergolf66 · 06/08/2007, 08:57 AM

I would place it opposite side of the tank from the current flow so they hit each other in the middle.

Roger

Shagsbeard · 06/08/2007, 09:14 AM

It depends on your "need". If your surface needs agitation (it should be quite rippley) you should direct it upward. If your sand bed needs flow (it shouldn't have old food and such sitting on it) you should have it lower in your tank blowing current across your sand. If both, you should buy another powerhead and do both. If neither is really needed, you should direct your new powerhead towards the other source of flow... this creates a more random flow pattern which is much more benefitial for the working of the critters in your live rock.

findgnemo · 06/08/2007, 10:23 AM

how about if the sandbed is average? would my best bet be just blowing it in the opposite direction of my flow?

06/08/2007, 08:47 AM	#1
findgnemo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: florida Posts: 375	powerhead pointing help i just got a seio powerhead for my 55g tank. now i have a predrilled tank so flow is going to the right. now that i got this powerhead where should i place this on the tank to be the most beneficial and how should i aim it? like on the back glass angled hitting the front glass as an example? __________________ 55g 38lbs of lr fowlr 20g fo fishes 20g - 1 ocellaris clown 55g - 2 maroon clowns, 1 hermit crabs, 1 firefish, 1 diamond watch goby more to come

06/08/2007, 08:57 AM	#2
rogergolf66 im an addict lol Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Land o lakes, FLorida Posts: 12,930	I would place it opposite side of the tank from the current flow so they hit each other in the middle. Roger __________________ Goal levels: salinity 35ppt, temp 78-79, alk 8-9, cal 430-450, mag 1310-1400 po4 .03, no3 1-3 Current Tank Info: System 1... 100 gal Zoa tank I built, 30 gal Ric Yuma shroom tank, 30 gal mix tank my sons,40 gal softie tank, 40 gal nem tank, two 40 gal LPS tank. System 2... 240 gal SPS display attached 100 gal frag SPS only tank.

06/08/2007, 10:23 AM	#4
findgnemo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: florida Posts: 375	how about if the sandbed is average? would my best bet be just blowing it in the opposite direction of my flow? __________________ 55g 38lbs of lr fowlr 20g fo fishes 20g - 1 ocellaris clown 55g - 2 maroon clowns, 1 hermit crabs, 1 firefish, 1 diamond watch goby more to come

06/08/2007, 09:14 AM	#3
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	It depends on your "need". If your surface needs agitation (it should be quite rippley) you should direct it upward. If your sand bed needs flow (it shouldn't have old food and such sitting on it) you should have it lower in your tank blowing current across your sand. If both, you should buy another powerhead and do both. If neither is really needed, you should direct your new powerhead towards the other source of flow... this creates a more random flow pattern which is much more benefitial for the working of the critters in your live rock.