Power Heads

Hello, Everyone.

I have a standard 10g tank that is two months into a dry start. I will be starting a sep' thread regarding the plants in it after this one.

I went researching power heads today and found too many to count. I don't have experience with them, other than the two I inherited. They work okay, I suppose. However, I found that the outlet for them both was an odd shape, probably meant to fit with whatever they were originally sold with. With some effort I managed to modify one with PVC to create a spray bar for a 60g tank. This works well, but it was bulky and a pain in the rear-end.

Ultimately, I want something cost effective and easily modified for spray bars. The outlet should be something round that I can add a barbed adapter to, or slide a common size poly tube over, etc. If they make them with standard threading, that'd be even better. I would love to be able to keep it out of the tank; modifying the intake as well as the outlet, if need be. I bet there is something out there that meets my requirements. The problem is that I don't know where to begin looking.

If any of you have experience modifying power heads with spray bars and such, I would love your recommendations. Pictures of existing equipment are especially helpful, but all advice is welcome.

Thanks!