Tunze 6025

[lurch71]

I'm looking for more flow in my tank and was hoping for a wave action but I'm on a budget. I have a reefkeeper lite does anyone know if I could run a tunze 6025 on the wavemaker function?

 

[sirreal63]

Not really, two problems, one the pump is not designed for a constant on/off cycle, you will break it. Second it takes a controllable pump to create a wave, waves are created with the on/off in a freaction of a second. If you want a wave, get a setup designed to create it.

 

[lurch71]

Thank you. Is there a budget friendly setup out there?

 

[sirreal63]

What size tank?

 

[lurch71]

90 gallon mixed reef

 

[sirreal63]

I hate to suggest an unproven Chinese product but the WP40 is about as budget friendly as it gets for a pump that will created a wave. Unfortunately you don't have enough posts to see the for sale section, there are always good deals on used pumps.

 

[Laddy]

Sirreal63 is right, the 6025s do not like to be turned off/on....not even say overnight to reduce flow.....these pumps do best being left on 24/7. Have you thought of trying to get the discontinued nano wave maker from Tunze? I've see them in the sellin forum for a few hundred, if that's in ur budget.

 

[lurch71]

I guess I'll need to save up some more I don't want to buy one I will regret thanks for your advice.