Powerhead for saltwater mixing

[Guest]

I use 3-gallon pails to mix my water for water changes. Any particular submersible powerhead you would recommend for mixing, that is fairly inexpensive?

 

[jamal-188]

I use a rio, just get something cheap that moves the water around, doesn' have to be fancy.

 

[loganj]

A Maxi Jet will work great. IMO, they are the best PH available in a reasonable price range.

 

[fishfreek]

You just use a 3 gal bucket? What size is your tank?

Dont forget to add a small heater to the mixing container to get the water up to tank temp before mixing and before adding it to the tank.

I use a 30 gal trashcan to mix my water.

 

[two11devan]

I use a 5 gal bucket to do water changes on my 30 gal. I just throw in an extra rio PH to mix it up.

 

[hotskate]

how do u lift the gargbage pail lol? or u siphon it in the tank?

 

[xclan]

many ways to run the water up to the tank....such as some hose and a pump. or u can be old fashioned and dip a bucket in the trashcan

 

[fishfreek]

Well I use an old salt bucket and scoop out 6gal or so at a time. For my tanks that dont have a sump i use a maxijet1200 and 1/2" hose to pump the water then from the bucket to the tank. The maxijet 1200 can empty a bucket in less than 5 min at 5' head pressure. Of course if you held the bucket up a few feet the flow would increase.