powerheads

ok, so what i want to know is, do all powerheads need shit loads of maint. or is it just aquaclear.. i have this freaking aquaclear powerhead with a sponge filter hooked onto it, and every time i take that sponge off to clean it i end up having to take the entire powerhead apart to give the impeller a kickstart and cleaning. i end up doing this 3 times a week. and i am getting tired of having to crawl under my aquarium stand and then figure out what plug is the powerhead, i am way to freaking fat to do that.... oh sorry im rambling.... so is there better powerhead or do all of them go through this shit?

I never have to do that with my Marineland powerhead. My Korlia is my favorite for moving water in the tank, but it wouldn't meet your need to attach to a sponge filter.

Never had to do that with my AC powerheads. Have you taken it apart and seen if there is anything in the impeller hole (sounds perverted)?

id say goith a maxi jet, they are cheap and work fine. sure, if u wanted to you could go all out, but the maxi is just fine for a normal sponge filter and really reliable, they also have a waranty!

Koralia were the only ones Ive used, keep the tank amazingly clear. Had a maxi-jet hooked up a while back and it was a MONSTER