Pump question

[matty0206]

So I have a standard 10g that I need more flow in. I am keeping mostly lps and softies with a few sps. I was thinking about Koralia's but I don't like the mounts they have. I have decided a Tunze nanostream will be my best option. I am wondering, for that size tank would the 6015 or 6025 be the best choice? Here is a link to what I am looking at.

http://www.marinedepot.com/Tunze_Tu...uarium_Powerheads-Tunze-TZ1211-FIPHAD-vi.html

Does anyone have any experience with these? Before anyone says get a Vortech.....I will for my next tank. This is just a temporary tank until I get a larger one.

Thanks.

 

[troyman]

tunze are big and bulky i had no luck with them if you look on the vendor site on here seems like a lot of problems with them i rather spend a few more and get a vortech or the new maxijets work well and it comes with the circulation feature for a 10 gallon it will do nicely

 

[spicytuna]

The new maxijets are junk! And I'm not being biased. The new shroud that comes with maxi jets that turns it into a powerhead only clips on, so it's only a matter of time before the shroud flys off into your aquarium.

If you can swing it, buy a vortech mp10, you will be happy and it will last a long time and work with many more aquariums if you choose to upgrade.

With that said, if you decide to go the tunze route, I would get 2 6015. 1 6025 will give you a whirlpool effect. The 6015 moves a good amount of water, it's just a lot less aggressive. I use one to keep my sump moving so nothing settles, and I couldn't imagine keeping anything but sps in that kind of flow.

tunze are big and bulky i had no luck with them if you look on the vendor site on here seems like a lot of problems with them i rather spend a few more and get a vortech or the new maxijets work well and it comes with the circulation feature for a 10 gallon it will do nicely

 

[TundraGuy]

ok check this out man. The size is alittle big for a ten but you won’t beat this for price and what your trying to do. http://www.amazon.com/JBJ-Oceanstre...493A/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1333545674&sr=8-6

 

[matty0206]

ok check this out man. The size is alittle big for a ten but you won't beat this for price and what your trying to do. http://www.amazon.com/JBJ-Oceanstre...493A/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1333545674&sr=8-6

This was another choice I was looking at but it seems like a lot of equipment in such a small tank. Anybody have any experience with these?

 

[TundraGuy]

Yes but you can get away with just using one of the pumps and if you’d like you could still use the timer with it.

With a 10 gallon you’re going to limited to what you can use. I love the mp10s but not everyone can afford them. Hey can you glue a piece of black pvc in one of the corners? Cus if you can then you’d have an overflow and this opens up a world of options. Like drill it and put a pump behind it. Or don’t drill it but run a drain from a canister down inside it like this unit http://www.amazon.com/AquaTop-CF-30...244G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333548802&sr=8-2 then the only thing you’d see is the return. But if you mount the spray bar along the black seem under the top brace, this would give a good amount of flow across the water surface and push the crude into your overflow box to the canister.