question about the tunze 6060

[Myvirtue]

im getting a tunze 6060 from a friend that has let it sit for over a year. ive never used a tunze before. he told me i needed to order a propellar for it. im trying to look on your site for one. i guess im blind and cant find one. also do you think a tunze 6060 is too strong for a 55gallon tank? I currently have 2 koralias evo 750's and im not pleased with the quality and the upkeep. thanks

 

[rvitko]

The flow would be on the high end for a 55 but for SPS it is probably fine. You would need propeller 6060.120 and drive unit 6080.600. 6080.600 is out of stock but more should be in next week. You can order these parts on tunze.com.

 

[Myvirtue]

just curious why would i need a drive unit too?

 

[rvitko]

I had assumed that was what you meant by propeller as rarely is the actual propeller damaged, the 6060.120, is just that, a plastic propeller and usually what is broken is the shaft or the magnet assembly (drive unit) that actually turns the propeller. For these older pumps they all used 6080.600, the prop blades were seperate and varied with the pump model.