Water Movement??

[alphonse55]

Hey guys. I recently set up a 90 gallon tank and I am afraid that I am not getting enough water movement. I was wondering if anyone could provide any suggestions. I have seen people talking about powerheads but I dont know exactly how those would be set up. Sorry for such a newb question but I don't want to screw something up.

[OrionGirl]

Powerheads will be the best bet. A powerhead is a small pump, similar to the one on many HOB filters. They come with a suction cup brackets or HOT hangers, so you can place them at a variety of levels. Check one out at the LFS, you should be able to see how it will work from there.

[khombre]

hey there..

u can get a powerhead.. don't worry about setting it up.. it's pretty easy..

by the way, have u seen one already? :dive2:

[alphonse55]

Yeah I saw one the other day but everything I was reading said to hook it up to my undergravel filter, which I don't have. So I didn't want to get one and bring it home and then feel like an *** when I couldn't even use it. They looked fairly simple and inexpensive though so I was hoping that would be my best bet. Thanks.

[OrionGirl]

They don't have to be connected to a UGF, they just often are. I run them in all my tanks bigger than 10 gallons, and I don't have any UGF any more. You will want to be sure there is a prefilter (usually a plastic mesh cone) on the intake to prevent smaller fish from being sucked in, but I'm pretty sure most models come with this.

[khombre]

hooking it to an UG filter is an option but it is not required

the power head will work withoug the UG, u can get the ones with suction cups and just stick it on the glass :dive: