Power Heads

I have a 55 gallon aquarium and was wondering what a good quality but inepensive powerhead would be. I think I just need a couple to help circulate the water.
any recommendations are welcomed.

 

Basically you want to look at gph here.
I have 2 in my system both rated at 160gph
I dont know the reccommended....
But i know mine circulates the water great

 

Good quality but inexpensive, that's usually a very difficult question in this hobby. Probably your best bet will be koralia's, better would be some Maxi jet 1200's set-up on a wavemaker with sure-flow mods.

 

Koralia---reliable

 

ok so something like this
HYDOR KORALIA MINI/NANO PUMP/POWERHEAD - eBay (item 230322825705 end time Feb-07-09 06:42:10 PST)

would I need anything else to run this? if so what? just an air pump or what is needed?

 

For a 55 gallon you will want either 2 koralia 2's or 2 koralia 3's depending on how much flow you want. For a softie tank I would go with two of the 2's, SPS two 3's.

 

I've got a 55 gallon. I buy my Koralia's from these folks

eBay My World - yodaslo

Their support is excellent, prices are real low. If you don't see a power head combo you want just email them. They'll put together any combo of Koralia you want and you'll get a further discount.


In my 55 I have 2 Koralia 2's, 2 Koralia 1's, and 1 Koralia Nano. I prefer several small over fewer large...

 

Hi, the one on that site is a nano, no good for your size tank unless used for a specific purpose like a dead area. Two Koralia 3s at opposite ends facing from back to front and angled toward the middle of the tank should do nicely if you don't house a lot of hard Coral.

 

koralias, great powerheads

 

i have just 1, but this is the first time i set up a bigger tank i got a 65 gallon.... i will be buying 2 more now.