It begins... 345-gallon Starphire in-wall system
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maxxII
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10539402#post10539402 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
well you know they say, got to be patient in this hobby. almost like bonzai!
Think you meant Bonsai Jonathan. The art of growing and arranging small tree's, (kinda like reefkeeping actually).
Bonzai is something totally different.
Nick
mrcrab
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Near disaster!
Near disaster!
I was doing a water change today and dumb arse me forgot to unplug the heaters. Takes about 15 minutes for the water to gravity drain so I left the garage after I opened the valve. Came back about 30 minutes later and the garage was full of smoke!
I couldn't figure out what it was then thought of the heaters. The circuit breaker had already tripped at this point.
Here's the heaters:
The heat cracked the sump. Luckily Lowe's had some glass and aquarium silicone. If you look close you can see the styrofoam under the sump had started to melt.
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to repair the sump I go.
Near disaster!
I was doing a water change today and dumb arse me forgot to unplug the heaters. Takes about 15 minutes for the water to gravity drain so I left the garage after I opened the valve. Came back about 30 minutes later and the garage was full of smoke!
I couldn't figure out what it was then thought of the heaters. The circuit breaker had already tripped at this point.
Here's the heaters:
The heat cracked the sump. Luckily Lowe's had some glass and aquarium silicone. If you look close you can see the styrofoam under the sump had started to melt.
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to repair the sump I go.
mrcrab
In Memoriam
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10688685#post10688685 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Did you learn that from me??Could have been a lot worse as Marc points out.
Man, no kidding it could have been worse. Thank God the wife was out shopping at the time! :lol:
Actually I'm really glad I went with the Vortechs on this tank. I'm not concerned in the least bit with having the the sump and circulation shut down for at least 18 hours while the silicone cures. I just hope the patch doesn't leak.
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jnarowe
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That is indeed a benefit of the Vortechs for sure. As much as a hassle as they have been for me, being able to shut down filtration for whatever reason and not worry about in-tank flow is great.
And I hear crap from the TunzeBots all the time, but the fact is outside the USA, they have the same reputation as Rio. Here we have good customer service on the line, but they aren't nearly as well built as the Vortechs. When I opened up my 6025, it looked like it had been built with Radio Shack parts. :lol:
And I hear crap from the TunzeBots all the time, but the fact is outside the USA, they have the same reputation as Rio. Here we have good customer service on the line, but they aren't nearly as well built as the Vortechs. When I opened up my 6025, it looked like it had been built with Radio Shack parts. :lol:
danskim
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Not saying that I disagree, but this is the first time I've heard of something like this.
Apparently closed loops aren't as popular outside the US, and many, many nice European and other countries' tanks I've seen have used Tunzes.
Is there a reason, or somewhere you could direct me in reference to this?
jnarowe
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reference to what? I think I was very clear in my opinion of the Tunze line right? I think they are highly over-rated in the US and essentially run-of-the-mill in the rest of the world. Take one apart and you'll see what I mean. I would never put them in my tank unless they were modded like my 6025 to actually put out some flow.
You shouldn't have to reconfigure a powerhead to make it work correctly and had it not been for D. Nguyen making these alterations, I would have thrown this PH away. It was in my tank for less than a week and had to be serviced because the shaft broke. I would much rather have a Maxi-Jet mod than a Tunze.
Sorry for the hi-jack bro!!
You shouldn't have to reconfigure a powerhead to make it work correctly and had it not been for D. Nguyen making these alterations, I would have thrown this PH away. It was in my tank for less than a week and had to be serviced because the shaft broke. I would much rather have a Maxi-Jet mod than a Tunze.
Sorry for the hi-jack bro!!
melev
Well-known member
I've not tried out the Nano Streams by Tunze, but I've been using Tunze Turbelle & Tunze Stream pumps for about 5 years. The Turbelle and Streams are excellent quality and very reliable.
There have been a number of people that have complained about the Nano Streams, but then again I've heard complaints about the Korallia as well. For a 345g system, I doubt you'd be considering such small pumps anyway.
There have been a number of people that have complained about the Nano Streams, but then again I've heard complaints about the Korallia as well. For a 345g system, I doubt you'd be considering such small pumps anyway.
jnarowe
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Could be just the Nanos of course, but it left a very bad taste in my mouth. I just came back from Dang's place (famous here for his fabulous corals) and he had some Turbelles and he wanted to discuss the Vortechs with me. His Tunze are huge, robbing him of realestate, and the flow is too laminar (sp?) causing some issues with his giant colonies that I believe would be solved with Vortechs. You could see where there was damage to coral flesh that had grown too close to the Tunze, and I don't believe based on my experience, that would happen with the Vortechs.
When I talk to people in the business, they all say the same thing about the Tunze line though.
When I talk to people in the business, they all say the same thing about the Tunze line though.
