Tunze Silence Water Pump Electronic - 1073.050

[Dactylopterus]

Was this pump designed to be controlled exactly as the 6105 so I can create some random flow with this pump?

I can only find the performance tables for 24V. Where can I find the performance tables (m3h/Height and Watts/Height) at 18V?

Thanks,

 

[rvitko]

It can be controlled like a 6105, since it is a return pump however, the control is generally limited to setting a precise and constant flow rate or it used for the battery back up option. We only have a table for full power of 24V.

 

[dahenley]

Roger, just a question.
Can you use the 1073.050 pump on a controller (like a DA controller or Neptune systems controller) and 2-3 times a day, have it ramp from 70% to 100% to kind of surge the tank.

(i just want it to bump the flow for a little while, or maybe a hour or 2 a few times a day?)
if that makes since?

 

[Mindflux]

Roger, just a question.
Can you use the 1073.050 pump on a controller (like a DA controller or Neptune systems controller) and 2-3 times a day, have it ramp from 70% to 100% to kind of surge the tank.

(i just want it to bump the flow for a little while, or maybe a hour or 2 a few times a day?)
if that makes since?

I think that's kind of the point of having it controllable outside of a flow knob on the pump. Though there could be things to consider like raising the flow might drop your sump/fuge volume causing your ATO to kick on. So IMHO the smart thing to do during one of these surge periods is turn the ATO outlet off.

There may be other things to consider too.. but I'm kinda thinking the same way you are with this pump. Might go that route after the beginning of the year. Looking forward to hearing your trials and tribulations. Having the pump slow down to 30% when a feed program is enabled could be interesting too. I don't like killing all the flow in a tank if I can avoid it.

 

[Dactylopterus]

I think that's kind of the point of having it controllable outside of a flow knob on the pump. Though there could be things to consider like raising the flow might drop your sump/fuge volume causing your ATO to kick on. So IMHO the smart thing to do during one of these surge periods is turn the ATO outlet off.

There may be other things to consider too.. but I'm kinda thinking the same way you are with this pump. Might go that route after the beginning of the year. Looking forward to hearing your trials and tribulations. Having the pump slow down to 30% when a feed program is enabled could be interesting too. I don't like killing all the flow in a tank if I can avoid it.

That's the point of my question, How many cycles up and down per hour can support without damaging the pump?

I know it can be controlled with the APEX, so the ATO isn't a problem for me since I can program the APEX to fill the sump at certain times of the day when the pump is programmed to be at constant flow.

I already ordered the pump, I also like the idea of feeding at minimum flow preventing the backflow from the tank to my sump every time I feed. I think it's the perfect pump for my needs, good flow at <4', efficient power consumption and controllable. I hope it's as silent as my actual eheim pump.

 

[rvitko]

dahenley- you could do this, but keep in mind that the effect will be fairly minimal, at the average head of your typical reef tank of about 4.5ft, when set at 24V 70-100% would be roughly 380-550gph, this would not be very perceivable. Outside of just adjustable and battery back up capable return, I can see the use mindflux has suggested of low flow while feeding being useful and also making a tidal surge tank that gets maybe 30% and runs low and then fills up, but this would also require some complex drain plumbing. It could also be useful for feeding a reverse daylight refugia or feeding (copepod breeding) refugia. No harm will come from controlling it, it is literally a 6105 motor guts stuffed in a silence pump, it can handle the same functions.