HefeWeizen
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I pulled the trigger and bought two tunze 6095's. I may add a controller later. Not a rush now that the units come with their own limited controller. They will be the sole water movers in my 125(72x18x22) tank. The tank is mainly softies, a few LPS, and some monti caps.
My 2 MP40's are gen 2's and have been in service about 7-8 years each. I have replaced the wet sides as well. About 2 years ago one of them would shut down at slower speeds, no error message, just shut off. Keeping the speed up stopped this, however, reef crest mode was out of the question. Lagoon mode it was. Recently the other one does the same. Now both are in lagoon mode. During that time I also ran an early model Tunze stream along with them. The Tunze ran for about ten years with one impeller change during that time. A few moths ago the motor seized up and was removed.
The reliability, cost, direction ability, and ease of maintenance is why I am going Tunze for replacements. I was going to get a MP40QD($350), but opted for 2 Tunze 6095($320).
I will say I am a bit disappointed in the vortechs. I think they should have lasted longer without issues(and one of the originals was broken out of the box). My Tunze lasted ten years, and would have lasted longer had I kept up with maintenance.
I know that the MP40QD moves more water than the old ones and will move a little more that the two tunzes, but the ability to control the two pumps individually and to be able to aim them are huge pluses. That and I can add more if necessary in the future.
Wish me luck.
My 2 MP40's are gen 2's and have been in service about 7-8 years each. I have replaced the wet sides as well. About 2 years ago one of them would shut down at slower speeds, no error message, just shut off. Keeping the speed up stopped this, however, reef crest mode was out of the question. Lagoon mode it was. Recently the other one does the same. Now both are in lagoon mode. During that time I also ran an early model Tunze stream along with them. The Tunze ran for about ten years with one impeller change during that time. A few moths ago the motor seized up and was removed.
The reliability, cost, direction ability, and ease of maintenance is why I am going Tunze for replacements. I was going to get a MP40QD($350), but opted for 2 Tunze 6095($320).
I will say I am a bit disappointed in the vortechs. I think they should have lasted longer without issues(and one of the originals was broken out of the box). My Tunze lasted ten years, and would have lasted longer had I kept up with maintenance.
I know that the MP40QD moves more water than the old ones and will move a little more that the two tunzes, but the ability to control the two pumps individually and to be able to aim them are huge pluses. That and I can add more if necessary in the future.
Wish me luck.
