Filter question

[costellow]

I turn everything off every other day for a moment to feed some of my corals. My question is will this wear the filter and PH out, unplugging and plugging back in so often?

[Octoshark]

Does your filter have a flow option? I just turn my filter on low when I feed. Turning off the powerhead once every other day shouldn't have a huge effect on its lifespan.

[costellow]

I don't think it has a low flow option--It's a marineland HOB. And I don't prime it everytime--It just starts sucking in water and away it goes, is that bad?

[br3nt]

It won't have any affect on your PH, so long as you don't leave it off for days at a time.
As for your lifespan it shouldn't be a huge deterrent either. Regular maintenance, and aka cleaning it is 100 times more important and will have a much larger affect on lifespan.

[br3nt]

Oh, it's a HOB. Just make sure to prime it each time. But powering it off and on is fine.

[costellow]

By prime you mean scoop some water into it, right?