Anyone ever try a Filtermax prefilter with a powerhead?

vampie

vampie

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Mine came with adapters to fit most round tubes, it was just a matter of figuring out which fittings on 2 different sizes of intakes. Powerheads are made to go on most UGF tubes.

The #3 size fits a maxijet 400, I just checked for you
 
Yes, I realize they come with adapters, I have a bunch of them after all. I was just wondering how snug a fit they are with powerhead intakes, since some brands are tapered in a way that would seem like the prefilter wouldn't fit on securely.

Good to know the Maxijet works for you though.
 
Looks like they have enough adapters that come with. But if they don't I have found that I can connect just about any hose of plastic intake/discharge port by using simple lawn and garden black rigid 1/2" or 5/8" diameter plastic tubing. Very inexpensive about $3 for 25-feet and the associated elbowns and T fittings are also inexpensive and can be used to mate all sorts of custom fittings and adapters. But the tubing is excellent for making adapters, extensions and spray-bars.
 
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Again, it's not the diameter sizes I'm worried about, it's the shape of the powerhead's stem adapter, as well as the limited height of each level (or notch?) of the stem.
 
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