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Old 10-09-2011, 04:47 PM
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So on another thread i was reading about some one who had added new powerheads and his fish started dying, same thing has happened to me when I added 2 new powerheads, all parameters are fine so I thought it was just a bit of sediment that the powerheads had stirred up because there was a bit of a film on the top of the water. But in the thread some one said that there is a harmful coating on some powerheads and I should run them in vinegar and water, I'll do that but in the mean time can I set up my new skimmer without there being a coating problem??!! HELP PLEASE!!
I have done about a 40% water change since all this started.
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Old 10-09-2011, 04:56 PM
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Whats your temperature, power heads increase the temperature.
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Old 10-09-2011, 05:03 PM
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Temp is 78 and was the whole time the powerheads were in there, I took the powerheads out yesterday.
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Old 10-09-2011, 05:08 PM
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what type of powerhead is it? could there be some electrical leak into the water?

If they are made for aquarium, they should not have any dangerous coating, at least I hope! I use koralia and never even washed them prior to putting them in the aquarium.

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Temp is 78 and was the whole time the powerheads were in there, I took the powerheads out yesterday.
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Old 10-09-2011, 05:12 PM
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These are brand new koralia 750gph
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Old 10-09-2011, 05:20 PM
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If the new powerheads are stirring up the sand, it could be releasing toxins that were trapped under the sand.
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These are brand new koralia 750gph
I run 5 Koralias in two tanks. Never heard of a coating issue. With any brand for that matter.

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Well, your salinity is too low.
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Can you post the link you found with this similar problem? Any tips from that thread?
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