Powerheads

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  1. juliew

    juliew Coral Banded Shrimp

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    How often do you clean your powerheads? Mine are starting to get coraline on/in them.

    TIA
    julie
     
    juliew, Feb 25, 2009
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  2. bbsbliss

    bbsbliss Ritteri Anemone

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    I leave all my coraline, but everyone likes a different look. It won't hurt anything to leave it be, unless your equipment isn't working!
     
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  3. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    It's a good idea to clean them at least every 6 mos. That is a good general rule. I like to clean them about once every month though.
     
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  4. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    If the coraline is affecting it in any way, you may want to wipe it off, but if the power head is still going strong it wont hurt to leave it unless you think it looks bad.
    Besides the coraline, you may want to clean the power heads every other month or so. Just for good maintenance.
     
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  5. juliew

    juliew Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thanks for the prompt replies - I was mainly worried about it affecting the PH's performance.
     
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