are pumps and power heads the same thing??

[agoutihead]

or are they different?

im looking for pumps... but i see powerhead/pump alot of times...

what do you do just hook a tube up to the power head?

[elephen]

A powerhead 'pumps' water doesn't it?

[JumboShrimp]

while a powerhad does pump water, "Pump" usually refers to a large pump, rather than a power head, witch pumps fewwer GPH than a "pump does...

[agoutihead]

all i need it to do is pump water from my 5 gallon bucket on the floor through a tube up to my display tank about 4 or 5 feet about the floor... this way i can just drop the ph or pump in the water... hook my tube up over the edge of my display tank... and plug in the power head... it will take 2 minutes and me doing absolutly no work to put the water into my tank... instead of using tupperware like i do now.

its messy and just a pain in the butt.. a ph will make water changes just that much easier.

[xdusty6920]

powerheads usually are used souly for circulation. pumps are mostly used to move large amounts of water from one tank to another. some people use them for closed loops also

[xdusty6920]

id use a small pump or a big power head for that

[Reeforbust]

You need a pump not a power head to do this job. Maybe something with a max head of 10' so you still get good flow @ 5' head.
The mag 5 pump has a max head of 10'6" (the max height it will pump water)
The flow rate @ 6' is 185gph.

I think this would be a good pump to do what your wanting....Dependable and reasonable price.