Where Should I Put My Powerhead?

bristlenoseplonk
  • #1
I was wondering if I needed a powerhead to increase the water movement to help my anubias plants? If so, where would I put it? Currently all I have for circulation is the spray bar (its directly above the pot) and my intake pipe, which you can kinda see on the other side of the tank. It does create a current strong enough to move both of the plants' leaves, but I'm new to plants so I don't know if it's enough.
 

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penguin02
  • #2
Plants don't need a ton of water movement. You'll be fine without a powerhead.
 
bristlenoseplonk
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  • #3
Plants don't need a ton of water movement. You'll be fine without a powerhead.
oh okay I thought I read somewhere that they need something like that but I'm probably just crazy
 
Rok55
  • #4
In tanks that are heavily scaped or heavily planted it is possible for dead spots to occur, in these case a power-head or circulation fan can be useful and of course some species of fishes prefer a bit of current. Your situation is neither of those, save the money and buy more fish.
 
-Mak-
  • #5
Circulation does help a lot with distributing nutrients, CO2, and prevents waste buildup (and algae). To the left of the tank would be fine
 

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