Do puffer need powerhead when they are young?

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Do puffer need powerhead when they are young?

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When do they need a power or do they are all.
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Er, no puffer *needs* a powerhead. Can you clarify your question? It's hard to read that.
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Re: Do puffer need powerhead when they are young?

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I only have extra flow on my reef tanks. The filter provides enough flow for all the rest of my tanks.
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Do puffers need powerhead?
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No. Puffers do not need powerheads. Some tanks may need powerheads, depending on how they're set up. Some puffers may enjoy the current made by a powerhead. However, puffers don't need them.
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Thanks for the information
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Puffers should have decent current - stronger in some areas for exercise for the hunter-predators, less in other areas for the lurkers and hunter-predators both for rest areas and sleeping. But I do not have any powerheads in any of my tanks at all - but I do have multiple filyers on all of my tanks.

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RTR wrote:Puffers should have decent current - stronger in some areas for exercise for the hunter-predators, less in other areas for the lurkers and hunter-predators both for rest areas and sleeping. But I do not have any powerheads in any of my tanks at all - but I do have multiple filyers on all of my tanks.

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I agree 100%. My Fahaka tank (150) has a Hydor Koralia 4 and Quiet one 6000 with a 1.5" return. The current in the tank is quite powerful, but my Fahaka loves it. He bursts across the tank, just to have the flow push him back to his slow moving corner. It also helps put debris (shells, poop, etc) into the water column and out to my sump (filter sock) or filter.
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