Tunze Stream
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How many of you are using these pumps, and do you recommend them? They look cool, but my god they are expensive.
Sean
I have one on a single controller... Love it.
Though it does move the sand around where it wants it... but once the dust.....errrr sand settles.... it provides killer, high flow low velocity pulse wave action.... you can see the polyps on the acros sway back and forth as the water motion changes.......
If you dont have a cover or cage around it... small or stupid fish might very well end up stuck to it. I have to rescue my foxface about twice a week..... He just looks at me as if to say... " Yup, sorry dude.... I could not resist that little piece of algae growing near that turbine housing." So if you have a "Dori" fish, expect to play rescue.
Though it does move the sand around where it wants it... but once the dust.....errrr sand settles.... it provides killer, high flow low velocity pulse wave action.... you can see the polyps on the acros sway back and forth as the water motion changes.......
If you dont have a cover or cage around it... small or stupid fish might very well end up stuck to it. I have to rescue my foxface about twice a week..... He just looks at me as if to say... " Yup, sorry dude.... I could not resist that little piece of algae growing near that turbine housing." So if you have a "Dori" fish, expect to play rescue.
"Well......maybe I did get alittle carried away! "
I just purchased 2 x 6100 and a multicontroler today....can't wait till they come in........hard to find and always on backorder...I do suggest the multicontroler (for later expansion) and either the 6000 or 6100 pump (more control) which ever one you can find....marine depot had the 6100 in stock today that is why I chose them over the 6000
I had one on my 55 gal tank. It was bare bottom. I didn't like it. The tank was way to small for something that big in the tank. It created great flow but it really is a monster IMO. I read someone one time say that you hardly even notice something like that in a larger tank. I'd have to see that to believe it. You can't beat it for flow though for something that has to be in tank.
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Aren't they rather poor swimmers ? The one i used to have seems real weak in the swimming area.SaltnLime wrote:I have one on a single controller... Love it.
Though it does move the sand around where it wants it... but once the dust.....errrr sand settles.... it provides killer, high flow low velocity pulse wave action.... you can see the polyps on the acros sway back and forth as the water motion changes.......
If you dont have a cover or cage around it... small or stupid fish might very well end up stuck to it. I have to rescue my foxface about twice a week..... He just looks at me as if to say... " Yup, sorry dude.... I could not resist that little piece of algae growing near that turbine housing." So if you have a "Dori" fish, expect to play rescue.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
Well finally got the pumps up and running....not much on sand storm...(2 X 6100 and multicontroler)....I do want to comment on their quality control. ....The controler did not have the plastic cut out where the photo cell goes....I took a drimmel and cut the hole...also the mount was mis dirlled and had to glue the mount...(hole was cut in wrong place and at a 45 degree angle and rounded out ....threads would not hold.....makes me question thier qc....I have written Tunze on Reef Central Tunze forum...I will watch their replies.....
tbmoore wrote:Well finally got the pumps up and running....not much on sand storm...(2 X 6100 and multicontroler)....I do want to comment on their quality control. ....The controler did not have the plastic cut out where the photo cell goes....I took a drimmel and cut the hole...also the mount was mis dirlled and had to glue the mount...(hole was cut in wrong place and at a 45 degree angle and rounded out ....threads would not hold.....makes me question thier qc....I have written Tunze on Reef Central Tunze forum...I will watch their replies.....
I wonder if thier popularity and backordered status has caused these QC "oversights" on the production line? Curious what responses you get.
"Well......maybe I did get alittle carried away! "