what do powerheads do? i know they create a current but like are they good for the tank? i have a 75 gal which is 4ft long aprox. i plan to put a small stingray in there. i got a powerhead from a friend but not sure to use it or not. i put it in the tank and it is on an angle. it didnt come with a mount so its on the top tilted downwards. it right next to my filter. my tank is cycling right now so i have no fish in there yet. are they good for stingrays? should i have it on highest setting? is it ok to be on an angle? or does it have to be straight? it a barebottom tank if that helps.
Powerheads
- Thread starter Bootler
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please do not put a stingray in that tank. as far as the powerhead, yes they create current which has many benefits and you can also point it wherever you would like, but i would suggest putting it on the opposite side of the tank as the filter so you have movement through out the tank. again, do not get a stingray for that tank. rays require certain ph and water parameters and if you know that i would be surprised, they put off large amounts of waste and require great filtration and water changes. im sorry, im not trying to be rude, but your probably just going to kill the ray. your tank is not established and has no bio load that could support any ray.
you also may want to include the gph rating to the powerhead to get more exact answers. the more details the better
dude im overkilling the filtration. i have two penguin biowheels 200 at each end. both are meant for 55 gal. so im also going to do a 25% water change every week. so powerheads help the filtration? it says powerhead 301 on it so idk if that helps.creepyoldguy;4338501;4338501 said:
Bootler;4338522; said:
thats not overkilling the filtration at all. the point is here, that your tank is too small for any ray. chances are, youll be getting a retic (which males stay smaller than females but have a long tail and probably will reach 20" with tail included) or motoros (same thing minus the tails but disc size are larger). 25% water changes will not come close to cutting it as rays are sensitive to nitrates, maybe 24% every other day will work. your biowheel 200 only trun 200gph per hour, for a total of 400 gph, which is not bad, but not "killing" it. bottom line, your tank is too small for a ray
the powerhead is older an turns 175gph. a lot of this info could be found by googling it. your filtration is not bad, but i dont feel theres enough media to hold the load of a ray and bottom line, that tank is too small. i think you should reconsider your options. try some cichlids. you could have a beautiful african setup or a community of the smaller ca/sa cichlids
again, not trying to sound like a jerk, since you can't hear or see expressions through computer screen, it may seem that im comin off like an a hole.