Aquaclear Powerheads Suck!

[nsomnia]

my 4th aquaclear 70 powerhead in a about 18 months just kicked the bucket. they have the stupid waterline setup on them and if a little water evaporates from the tank you have to adjust them, i had two die last year from the water level slightly dropping so the third one i had gotten i decided to just dunk it a couple inches under to see what would happen and it was dead by the next day... so unless you have an over flow these are useless. they have about a 1 inch variance for the water level or they die... pain in the but... the worst is i had just setup a temporary 32 gallon for two small africans and two small male fronts so i could beef them up to go into my big tank... i was using the powerhead for oxygen, guess i should have known better becouse it lasted about a week and im not even shure why it stopped working. unfortunatly i lost the fish. no more aquaclear products for me

 

[Tolak]

That's really odd, as they make one of the best products around. I've been abusing AquaClear gear for many years, it holds up better than most. It could be a situation of them having a bad run, this happened with Ebo-Jager heaters years ago, when they sold out to a different company.

I would without a doubt get a refund, and try purchasing from a different shop. I haven't bought any in years, no need to, as they keep running. One, a 20, is running over 2 years in an oscar tank, where the fish regularly beats on it. I have a 70 running in an outdoor tub loaded with floating plants. It plugs every few weeks thanks to the roots, I rinse it off & toss it back in.

If the place you purchased it from is not receptive, contact Hagen, they are a good company. I've intentionally tried to kill their products, so far they win.

 

[afishdude]

How could your water be dropping 1" over night? My tanks don't drop 1" in a week.

 

[nsomnia]

petstore replaced it with a fluval powerhead, its submersible

 

[Tolak]

AC's are submersible as well. Thanks for replying, I'm about to go mow the lawn, and need to pull mine out & rinse it. Most powerheads are designed to be submersed, the water acts as a coolant, as is common with many filters.