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Koralia powerhead ?
I have a Koralia 3 pump in my 55 gallon, and I was wondering do you all (that own Koralias) use the endcap on it, or take it off? I know it's for protection, but I've found with the endcap off, it puts out a much wider, better flow....so do you use the protective endcap or take it off? Do I really need it?
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I had never heard of it for protection. I always heard it was for narrowing the flow pattern coming out of the pump. I run 2 4s with out it and 1 4 with it.
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I run mine without the endcap. No problem what so ever.
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I just got one yesterday. I'm going to leave the endcap off - the reason I got this pump was for the wide flow (and low power reqs).
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I run a K3 in my 55 with the endcap on. I never though of taking it off.
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I run mine with them off. Then again, I don't think the #2's come with them...
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I have them off
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No end caps on my K4s
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Ever since a snail made his way inside and jammed the propeller, I leave mine on. I had the earlier model which did not come with the end cap.
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I leave mine on because I have a lawnmower blenny that loves to sit in there when I shut them off and it would chop him up when I started it back up with him in there. If you never shut them off or you don't have any fish that "perch"
then I probably would leave them off. |
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Are you talking about the shroud?
So, does that mean you run the propeller bare? Hmm, that would definitely make them easier for me to clean. |
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No end caps here
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Doesn't the end piece suppose to add wider flow?
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No, it narrows the flow and takes the V shape out of the flow pattern.
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Same here, I have the shroud thing and I get a V flow pattern...
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I run my 2 K2's without the caps... the flow is much wider
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I think they mean the small plastic tubes that come with the newer models, I cant see no guard as the magnet and prop would most likely fly off on start up.
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Ahh. That makes sense lol.
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I put the flow-narrowing-thingamajigs on my two Koralia 3s, I wanted a narrower stream. Without them, I get pretty serious substrate dunes.
It's nice to have that flexibility; I can't think of any other pump that can do that... there are many where you can adjust the flow but not the spread.
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There's a cap you can put over the output of the Koralia to narrow the stream a bit. I had one in my box, but I don't use it for my Koralia 2. And I've yet to see any pics with that attachment on it, except for a pic at MarineDepot. Here are a couple links to those.
http://www.marinedepot.com/IMD/600/H.../HD19201_3.jpg http://www.marinedepot.com/IMD/600/H.../HD19201_4.jpg |
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Send hydor an email with your address and ask if they will send you them. I asked and they sent them in a few days!! Awesome customer service. I run 4 on and 4 off. =]
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You're welcome.
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