Powerhead

[josh88997766]

I just got a clownfish in my 10g I realized my current powerhead is too powerful poor thing barley can swim I need help finding an adjustable one 50 dollars preferably 60 max I want him to stop hiding cause he can’t

 

[Anna K]

Here's one on Amazon

 

[josh88997766]

Way to powerful my current is is 256 gph that is over 500

 

[Anna K]

Do you have any rocks in your tank?

 

[josh88997766]

Yea but that’s not the issue the issue is he gets pulled towards the powerhead

 

[lba4590]

Sounds like he’s sick/weak in that case. Getting sucked into the side of a powerhead is not a good sign..

 

[josh88997766]

Sounds like he’s sick/weak in that case. Getting sucked into the side of a powerhead is not a good sign..

He is on the smaller side

 

[Kooma]

250gph in a 10 isn’t overly powerful. I run 950-2000gph wave mode in a 29 gallon with two clowns.

Visit your local fish store and find a pump under 200gph

 

[bluemon]

What kind of filtration do you have in the tank?

You can just go without the powerhead and just use a HOB filter

 

[josh88997766]

What kind of filtration do you have in the tank?

You can just go without the powerhead and just use a HOB filter

Seachem tidal 35 running the sponge matrix activated carbon and purigen

 

[josh88997766]

Ik I don’t need a wavemaker but is the jeaboa slw 5 good

 

[bluemon]

Ik I don’t need a wavemaker but is the jeaboa slw 5 good

Good for what?

What do you have in the tank?

If your clownfish is struggling with a weaker powerhead, getting a stronger one won’t help.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Way to powerful my current is is 256 gph that is over 500

Doubtful to find a powerhead smaller than 256 gph.
But 256 gph is only 25x turnover, which is kind of standard in the hobby. Any of our fish should be able to accept 25x turnover, the ocean is much more turbulent than that.

I suggest to take a short video and post it. Fish like to play in the flow, they swim against the flow, or sometimes they surf the flow across the tank. All my fish do it. Even my seahorse tank has higher than 25x turnover, and they also love to surf the flow. I think you think they are struggling, but really they are likely just playing.

My tank with clowns is running at about 50x turnover, my clowns are fine and believe me your clowns are fine too.

 

[josh88997766]

Doubtful to find a powerhead smaller than 256 gph.
But 256 gph is only 25x turnover, which is kind of standard in the hobby. Any of our fish should be able to accept 25x turnover, the ocean is much more turbulent than that.

I suggest to take a short video and post it. Fish like to play in the flow, they swim against the flow, or sometimes they surf the flow across the tank. All my fish do it. Even my seahorse tank has higher than 25x turnover, and they also love to surf the flow. I think you think they are struggling, but really they are likely just playing.

Could I maybe put a sponge around the powerhead to reduce the power of water going in

 

[josh88997766]

Good for what?

What do you have in the tank?

If your clownfish is struggling with a weaker powerhead, getting a stronger one won’t help.

Yea but it’s adjustable so I can play with it