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Posted by George on April 4, 2005, 9:07 am
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> Thanks again... I am off to the store based upon your recommendation....
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Good luck.
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>>> Thanks! Please tell me the brand if you can. Mine have lasted only 2.5 years
>>> or less, even with regular cleaning.
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>> I didn't know what it was until I looked it up. It is definitely a hagen
>> powerhead. It is an old model, but looks just like this one:
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>> http://shop.store.yahoo.com/wetpetsusa/hagpowhead80.html
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>> I say that only because when I bought it, it was about $90. But this one
>> looks a lot like mine. It has reversible flow, and pumps a lot of water.
>> When I first bought it, I was raising tilapias. When I would clean the tank
>> and gravel, the new water would be cloudy from cleaning the gravel, but this
>> pump, used on the freshwater undergravel filter I had at the time, would
>> clear the water in about 30 minutes. I use it now to add to the movement of
>> water in my reef tank. It has been a great pump. I've had others that have
>> failed, but this one just keeps on pumping, 15 years and counting now.
>>
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know what the estimated liufe expectancy of various powerheads
>>>>> is (rio 800, mag 7, etc;)?
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>>>> I've got one (don't know the brand) that has been running continuously for
>>>> about 15 years.
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