Are Tunze's worth it?

[Mighty Dread]

I have a 70 gallon tank with only a few corals but will be adding more soon. I currently have about 25x turnover rate using 2 SEIO's and my sump return.

I was thinking of getting 2 Tunze Turbelle Stream 6000's and the controller to replace the SEIO's. This will double my flow, though with the controller I can knock back the flow some.

Is buying these Tunze's a smart move or just a waste of money?
And is 50x too much flow?

 

[pickle311]

yes they are worth it and that's not too much flow if you want to keep sps

 

[Andrew]

Yes. 100% worth it. The good thing about the 6000s is you can put them on a single or muilti-controller and turn them down some if they do end up being too strong running on full blast. The release date for the 6055 nanostreams which are also controllable is next month.

 

[Mighty Dread]

Should I get these new 6055's or just get the 6000's?

 

[HDAlien]

I have a pair of 6100s on my 220 and love them!

HDAlien

 

[Nuuze]

I had 6000"s with a 7095 controller on my 58G and now have them on my 80G and work great. I couldn't wait for the 6055's so went ahead and got the 6000's.

 

[dhnguyen]

Whatever you decide, make sure to get the controllable versions of the Tunze otherwise no a non-controllable Tunze is not worth the money.

 

[Mighty Dread]

Yes I was looking at getting the two 6000's with the controller.
...though I am having problems finding any online.

 

[Nuuze]

You can ask Roger in the Tunze section if you don't find any...

 

[Andrew]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8554245#post8554245 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mighty Dread
Should I get these new 6055's or just get the 6000's?

Up to you. I'm going to order a 6025 and try it out on my 75 to take care of a dead spot in my tank.

 

[xinumaster]

I love it a got 2 6100 on my 90g but it was too strong still. I end up turn off the other unit. However I sold my 90g and keep the 6100s for my future 300g tank.

 

[xinumaster]

I love it a got 2 6100 on my 90g but it was too strong still. I end up turn off the other unit. Low power and low heat transfer. However I sold my 90g and keep the 6100s for my future 300g tank.

 

[Mighty Dread]

Where is this "tunze section"?

 

[Andrew]

Tunze Sponser Forum:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=92

 

[jag1979]

how much is the most powerful controllable nano w/ controller going to run?

 

[Andrew]

6055- $202.93
6045- $96.63
6025- $61.84

 

[Fishbulb2]

only the 6055 is controllable though
FB

 

[dhnguyen]

Almost doesn't make sense to get a controllable nano 6055 at that price.

6055 - $202.93 at 1,453 gal/h

6000 - $259.96 at 1,850 gal/h

And if you should decide to upgrade the 6000 to a 6100 later, it's only a matter of swapping out the transformer.

 

[Henry Bowman]

you can get them online from www.aquariumspecialty.com Scott is a good guy and wont steer you wrong.

 

[TwistedTiger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8555244#post8555244 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jag1979
how much is the most powerful controllable nano w/ controller going to run?

the 6055 is $202 plus another $59 for a single controller.