Thanks again... I am off to the store based upon your recommendation....


"George" wrote in message
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"John Hogan" wrote in message
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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.

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:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/wetpetsu...powhead80.html

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.

"George" wrote in message
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"John Hogan" wrote in message
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Does anyone know what the estimated liufe expectancy of various
powerheads is (rio 800, mag 7, etc?



I've got one (don't know the brand) that has been running continuously
for about 15 years.