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Switching flow Tunze or Koralia or Seio Thoughts?
- Thread starter gaw007
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I'm confused. What do you have now?
I would go with 2 Koralia 3's for LPS and Softies and 4's if you're doing SPS.
On my 120 4' Tank I have:
On the left side- One K3 and One K2
On the right side - One K3 and One K2
I run the left side for 2 hours and then the right side for 2 hours.. alternating all day.
I have One Koralia 4 that Runs all the time across the back-bottom of the tank.
Hope that is clear and not jumbled.
So.... at any one time I have a K2, K3, K4 running all at once with my returns and flow switches from left to right all day.
On my 120 4' Tank I have:
On the left side- One K3 and One K2
On the right side - One K3 and One K2
I run the left side for 2 hours and then the right side for 2 hours.. alternating all day.
I have One Koralia 4 that Runs all the time across the back-bottom of the tank.
Hope that is clear and not jumbled.
So.... at any one time I have a K2, K3, K4 running all at once with my returns and flow switches from left to right all day.
It's not too much if you put them on timers. All of them going at once might be a bit much in a 65 though.
MikeNapoli said:
I use a pair of Tunze 6000 stream pumps on their Mullicontroller, but my tank is a 125 gal reef. Also the Tunze stuff is out of sight expensive. I think the current price on that setup is now about $900. That being said, there is nothing that will give you such a random water flow throughout the system.
I have a tunze 6060 on one side of a 55 and it really moves water thru the length of the 48". I'm not sure I'd want a tunze 6060 on one end of a 36" 65 tank. If you put another PH on the other side - the middle would have fantastic turbulent flow - but you couldn't keep a whole lot in the middle without seeing tissue flying...
I guess you could angle the tunze to hit the glass...for me I am not sold it's an ideal set up for a 65 - especially realizing how bulky the 6060 is. Have you considered the nano-streams? I think the size is far better and priced better as well.
If you really want the controller aspect the 6055s can be controlled - but again there is some sticker shock (but a pair would provide 3000 gph).
nothing like this hobby...choices choices choices.
oh and I am not a fan of the seio....it just seems "weak" (flow-wise) and the darn thing occupies enough space to put a tunze skimmer in the tank! lol.
I guess you could angle the tunze to hit the glass...for me I am not sold it's an ideal set up for a 65 - especially realizing how bulky the 6060 is. Have you considered the nano-streams? I think the size is far better and priced better as well.
If you really want the controller aspect the 6055s can be controlled - but again there is some sticker shock (but a pair would provide 3000 gph).
nothing like this hobby...choices choices choices.
oh and I am not a fan of the seio....it just seems "weak" (flow-wise) and the darn thing occupies enough space to put a tunze skimmer in the tank! lol.
gaw007 said:
Good call.