Koralia safety question?

Hey guys, right now I took off the safty guard that you put in front of koralia. And it has increased my flow really wide ranged. But now since the front is unprotected from the guard, the fan blade is easy to get to. But i seen some people dont use the guards in their tanks. Help?

Should I leave it on? or leave it off?

 

The guard or the flow director nozzle? The power head shouldn't be even able to work without the guard, as it supports the other end of the shaft.

 

hes talking about the flow director/"snail guard", all my hydors dont have teh gaurd on you will be fine with it off

 

oh, are they the snail guard?
http://www.aquaticpumpparts.com/images/12311144613481614772822.JPG
This is the one i was talking about. And snails dont go to the power head?

 

Oh, the nozzle thingy.
Yep, I never ran them on mine. In all honesty it doesn't present any more danger IMHO. The holes are just the same size from the front. If it fits in it with it off, it'll fit in there with it one.

 

yup thats them, you will be fine with them off, i never leave them on mine and ive been using these for years

 

you guys all leave it off cuz of increased flow radius? Or is it just my feeling

 

i leave it off for that exact reason, much wider random flow

 

ohh~ okay, cool, thanks ocean. Seems like you always got my back to most of my questions lol, of course everyone in 3 reef too.

 

I have one on and one off on two of my Koralia 3s. One on for narrower flow because of the corals and such that that flow hits. If I turn the PHs off for more than a minute or two, I have to check for snails, that's the only time they go into the PH and get on the propeller blade. The larger snails graze all over the outside of the PHs and there's never been a problem with the snails or the PH.