Feed back on power sweep power heads

[Reef69]

Does anybody have anything good to say about this power heads?..they seem cool but a bit unsure of it.. :?

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4596&Ne=40000&R=1839&ref=3 055&subref=AF&N=2004+113040

[Tim Marvin]

They work almost as good as maxijets............They only sweep for a couple days before they stop. They may be better suited for freshwater, because the coralline stops them pretty quick.

[captexas]

Yeppers, they suck. They get food, sand, and coraline algae inside the mechanism and stop moving after awhile.

[pilot_bell777]

Dang, I saw a couple of these at SamIam's house....thought they were pretty cool but never baught one. Oh well, best of luck if you do.

[reefer]

they aren't "bad", they just require lots of maintenance.

[Ram_Puppy]

Hey, I have had one running in a 20 high tank I have been setting up to 'seed' my fuge when I get the big tank up for almost a month now, I is still going strong. Granted, there is no coraline growing on the tank yet as I haven't got the lighting i want at the moment.

I would say, I bought mine because I was curious, but I think a better brand power head and a SCWD would be a much better choice.

[wkopplin]

If you clean them regularly, they are fine. Regularly means daily. I think I have one somewhere you can have.

[Tim Marvin]

I am running two of the big ones. They stopped after a day and I haven't fixed them because some of the smaller ones I had, like Kopplin said, required CONSTANT cleaning...... Cool idea, but better for either dark tanks or freshwater.

[Reef69]

Thanks for your opinion, i was just wondering because they DO look really cool, i would like to try them though, i have 2 maxijets and they run parallel to the water level in the tank so the white film doesnt acumulate in the surface, dont mind if i take your word on in kopplin, i would really like to test them..I would have the time to clean it..thanks yall once more.

[wkopplin]

I will dig it out and have it at the meeting if you will be there.