Hydor FLO Rotating Deflector

Bri Guy · 08/10/2006, 01:18 PM

This is the add on piece to power heads, does it work or is it a waste of money.
Anybody have experience with this product, does it get clogged with coraline algae, and have to be replaced every year?

HowardW · 08/10/2006, 01:33 PM

Yes they work, and they will have to be cleaned out every so often. They also reduce the flow of the powerhead in my experience.

MayoBoy · 08/10/2006, 02:16 PM

I have 4 with MaxiJet 1200's. About 1 weeks total use (I came across a deal on a Tunze).

80 bucks shipped for everything

unclereefer · 08/10/2006, 03:38 PM

i like them alot, the only problem i have had is that i have a small tank and they extent quite a ways from the the powerhead

dhnguyen · 08/10/2006, 04:34 PM

IME a waste of money. They do create some nice random turbulence WHEN they work. Mine stopped rotating after 9 months. The plastic track was apparently worn down/stripped and would not spin anymore.

Nice concept but bad design. To many delicate moving little parts to break.

D.

Tasher80 · 08/10/2006, 05:36 PM

I have had two running on MJ1200 for over a year. Every 5 months or so I soak them in vinegar and clean them. I haven't had any problems with them. They are great for such a small price.

Bri Guy · 08/10/2006, 06:23 PM

They are cheap, and thats why I was wondering if they even worked.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...+113843+113782

I planned on having to clean them twice a year or so along with my pump and powerheads so thats not a problem, seems that most of you have had good luck with them.

Would it be ok on a MJ 600, or would it constrict the flow too much to where I should get the 900?

thankx

08/10/2006, 01:18 PM	#1
Bri Guy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Posts: 2,995	Hydor FLO Rotating Deflector This is the add on piece to power heads, does it work or is it a waste of money. Anybody have experience with this product, does it get clogged with coraline algae, and have to be replaced every year? __________________ For my birthday i got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out. (Steven Wright) Current Tank Info: 40BR w/ 250w 14K Phoenix + 192w PC, 10g fuge w/ 55w PC, 10g sump, Eheim 1250 return w/ SCWD, ASM Mini G skimmer, Gravity fed ATO, Kalk doser, 1/10 HP chiller, 1 Vortec + 3MJs, all on an AC Jr. - Born on date 8-06 Pics in gallery! + 55g FOWLR w/ macro

08/10/2006, 01:33 PM	#2
HowardW Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 1,763	Yes they work, and they will have to be cleaned out every so often. They also reduce the flow of the powerhead in my experience. __________________ Florida live rock addict

08/10/2006, 02:16 PM	#3
MayoBoy Movin' on Up Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Webster Groves, MO Posts: 2,282	I have 4 with MaxiJet 1200's. About 1 weeks total use (I came across a deal on a Tunze). 80 bucks shipped for everything __________________ Getting sucked back in slowly but surely. Current Tank Info: 27 gallon freshwater planted cube. Amazonian biotope

08/10/2006, 06:23 PM	#7
Bri Guy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Posts: 2,995	They are cheap, and thats why I was wondering if they even worked. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...+113843+113782 I planned on having to clean them twice a year or so along with my pump and powerheads so thats not a problem, seems that most of you have had good luck with them. Would it be ok on a MJ 600, or would it constrict the flow too much to where I should get the 900? thankx __________________ For my birthday i got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out. (Steven Wright) Current Tank Info: 40BR w/ 250w 14K Phoenix + 192w PC, 10g fuge w/ 55w PC, 10g sump, Eheim 1250 return w/ SCWD, ASM Mini G skimmer, Gravity fed ATO, Kalk doser, 1/10 HP chiller, 1 Vortec + 3MJs, all on an AC Jr. - Born on date 8-06 Pics in gallery! + 55g FOWLR w/ macro

08/10/2006, 03:38 PM	#4
unclereefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 302	i like them alot, the only problem i have had is that i have a small tank and they extent quite a ways from the the powerhead

08/10/2006, 04:34 PM	#5
dhnguyen Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, WA Posts: 4,751	IME a waste of money. They do create some nice random turbulence WHEN they work. Mine stopped rotating after 9 months. The plastic track was apparently worn down/stripped and would not spin anymore. Nice concept but bad design. To many delicate moving little parts to break. D.

08/10/2006, 05:36 PM	#6
Tasher80 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Valparaiso, IN Posts: 283	I have had two running on MJ1200 for over a year. Every 5 months or so I soak them in vinegar and clean them. I haven't had any problems with them. They are great for such a small price.