Moving a PowerHead

From: KurtG <kurtguenther@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:29:52 -0500

I added another powerhead to a tank, and my skimmer filled up in a
fraction of the time. :-)

This one doesn't have a very powerful jet, but rated at 800 gph. I'm
thinking that I should just start moving it around, so I flush the
detritus of the rocks (or where ever it's hiding).

Is this just a expert trick that this 1 yr still learning newbie
stumbled on?

--Kurt
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