Powersweep

Matt Rogers · 02-02-2002, 06:33 PM

This is one of the more interesting powerheads to come along in a while. Anyone using it?

karlas · 02-25-2002, 06:09 PM

im not using it but am interested in it. ive heard good and bad things about it and would like to here from people that have used it

Matt Rogers · 02-26-2002, 11:52 AM

Hi Karlas,

I have heard some bad things about the Powersweep as well. 3 people that claim to have it in a recent thread I saw all said it was terrible. Of course you can't believe everything you read, but I was pretty discouraged. I still think it is a good idea, and I believe I saw an ad for another company making similar powerheads. I can't remember who they were, but I will keep my eyes open and let you know.

Matt

PS- Did you get my instant message?

03-10-2002, 03:24 PM

I had a Powersweep running in a 55gallon reef. Loved the idea and felt it had major potential. It looked and ran great the first few days. (Kinda gives the tank a high tech look) However, the fourth day it stopped moving. I removed it and took it apart to see what was wrong. A small flake of rock had managed to "swim" its way up there. Keep in mind that this was a very very small piece. I removed it washed the parts and through the head back in. Worked for another three or four minutes and then burnt out.

So, if you are planning on using one I recommend you attach a thicker screen or sponge to the intake. Otherwise you'll have a brand new Power sweep that doesn't sweep much at all.

R.Bradley

Wesley · 03-24-2002, 03:52 PM

Mine works fine.. It says in the directions you have to add a pre-filter to it. I did and it has worked great.. going on about 4 months..

03-28-2002, 11:55 AM

I hear that the prefilter helps a lot too, but you still get very little flow. The biggest one is only rated at like 220 GPH or something. Maybe good for a small tank but not a large one.

Matt Rogers · 03-30-2002, 12:13 PM

I have heard some good things about sea swirls. Maybe just sticking some of those on the return lines would be the best option.

seawillow · 10-08-2003, 02:54 AM

When I bought my Powersweep, I was very enthused about it. Needless to say, after about 3 weeks it stopped "sweeping". Just sorta acted like any other powerhead. Took it out, cleaned it, still nothing. I ended up replacing it with another powerhead as it was so unpredictable. IMO waste of money!

DrRichP · 11-10-2003, 06:00 PM

I have 2 PowerSweep 212's in my 10 gallon nano and 2 PowerSweep 214's in my 29 fish only. They all work fine. I have used all of them with the sponge prefilter since the day they went in. I am betting that's why I never had a problem with any of them. The sweep rates are adjustable. I set one on a fast sweep and one on a medium sweep which give a continuously alternating current. They have worked well for me.

Craig Manoukian · 11-10-2003, 10:43 PM

Thanks for the feedback DrRichP and welcome to 3reef!