Powerhead -vs- air pump

[cichlid savage]

Which would be more effective for gas exchange?

 

[Fry]

i think a powerhead with venturi would be best

 

[dark_knights_99]

for me the most effective is the powerhead coz it not just cleans the water of the tank, it also provides oxygen for the fish.

 

[freeskierrocket]

I ran both on my 125 but the powerhead...seio 620 provided water movement and i angled it up so it agitated the surface...............all in all very satisfied!!!

 

[Dr Joe]

Depends on the equipment... Like Fry said a powerhead with a venturi puts alot of air into the tank along with water movement. A large micro-bubbler can do pretty much the same thing, you just can't direct the flow. A powerhead by itself (no aeration) is not as effective at degasification.

Either way, you need to break the surface tension to do the most good.

Dr Joe

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[freeskierrocket]

Depends on the equipment... Like Fry said a powerhead with a venturi puts alot of air into the tank along with water movement. A large micro-bubbler can do pretty much the same thing, you just can't direct the flow. A powerhead by itself (no aeration) is not as effective at degasification.

Either way, you need to break the surface tension to do the most good.

Dr Joe

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so was i correct in stating that angling a powerhad at an upward angle, agitating the surface would be optimal??...........waterflow & gas exchange....

 

[T1KARMANN]

i can never understand why people even bother with power heads

you may aswell use a inturnal filter atleast its doing something except just blow air

 

[freeskierrocket]

i can never understand why people even bother with power heads

you may aswell use a inturnal filter atleast its doing something except just blow air

you got it backwards.......powerheads move water (critical to a closed system) and **air** pumps move air hence making bubbles!!!!

 

[T1KARMANN]

you got it backwards.......powerheads move water (critical to a closed system) and **air** pumps move air hence making bubbles!!!!

an internal filter moves water the same way as a power head you just add a defuser the same as a power head

 

[Fry]

an internal filter moves water the same way as a power head you just add a defuser the same as a power head

i used my powerheads to drive sponge filters but i didn't want to do maintenance on the sponge filters anymore so i took them out, the powerheads are maintenance free without filters on them and last virtually forever unlike air pumps, the ones i buy also double as water pumps and we can think of many areas where that will be useful, these are all the reasons why i like using powerheads