Air in Powerheads, Good or Bad.

[snguyen]

When air gets in the powerheads and creates tiny bubbles in the water, is that good or bad for fish and corals? :unsure:

 

[jmaneyapanda]

snguyen;164520 wrote: When air gets in the powerheads and creates tiny bubbles in the water, is that good or bad for fish and corals? :unsure:

not good or bad. more an eyesore than anything.

 

[purplegorilla]

Yeah, and those bubbles will attach to your rock and you will think you have bubble algae..:wow2:

But just move the power head down a little lower so it won't creat a venturi and draws the air in.

 

[george]

The only two "bad" things I can see:

If there's so much air getting in that the pump doesn't get cooled and thus wears out/burns out.

If the pump happens to have a clam or sponge or squirt in its path that gets enough air blown in to cause tissue death or complete death. Probably not a big concern. And if you have a clam directly in the path of a powerhead it'll probably die anyway.

 

[snguyen]

Thanks guys. Bought 2 Koralia 4 today. It will solve problem.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

check this out. He purposefully inject air into his outputs periodically. Now sure I buy the logic, but heck, it hasnt hurt his tank!!

 

[skriz]

You get air bubbles naturally in the reefs as the waves crash, so it's no big deal. It's a little more natural, but like Jeremy said, it's an eyesore...just like algae.