Tunze Streams In A 55g??
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DitchPlains2
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Rich
Rich
Last I checked 2 stream 6000's and a multicontroller are under 600 (edit 800 bucks), and push a lot more water then 2 1100, and although you can buy many Seios for 600, you will in time pay much more on electricity bills as the Tunze consume less power, and produce a much more dispursed flow (hence stream) The Seio's flow, having a few of them is dispursed but doesnt push the amount of water the Tunzes do. If your talking about a 4 pole electric motor, I would think that maybe the reason for the high power consumption, I mentioned above.
I ran slot cars for years, and know a decent amount on electric motors.
Secondly,
I was unde rthe impression you could control the speed of the propeller via the multicontroller, not just ramping them up and down. You can actually adjust the amount of the water moved. Maybe I am wrong here about the product but,
Tunze said on their site about some of the controller modes,
P.S.
David
Rich
Last I checked 2 stream 6000's and a multicontroller are under 600 (edit 800 bucks), and push a lot more water then 2 1100, and although you can buy many Seios for 600, you will in time pay much more on electricity bills as the Tunze consume less power, and produce a much more dispursed flow (hence stream) The Seio's flow, having a few of them is dispursed but doesnt push the amount of water the Tunzes do. If your talking about a 4 pole electric motor, I would think that maybe the reason for the high power consumption, I mentioned above.
I ran slot cars for years, and know a decent amount on electric motors.
Secondly,
I was unde rthe impression you could control the speed of the propeller via the multicontroller, not just ramping them up and down. You can actually adjust the amount of the water moved. Maybe I am wrong here about the product but,
Tunze said on their site about some of the controller modes,
P.S.
I wasn't wrong about anything, just a difference of opinion, Dick.
David
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DitchPlains2
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hmmmm
hmmmm
Dvanacker, when I looked the 6000was that cheap, but this was a few months ago, at premium aqautics, perhaps the cost has gone up.
Well that is high, then again I buy a lot used.
David
hmmmm
Dvanacker, when I looked the 6000was that cheap, but this was a few months ago, at premium aqautics, perhaps the cost has gone up.
Well that is high, then again I buy a lot used.
David
Lunchbucket
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Ditch - just watch the name calling please!
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
DitchPlains2
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Name calling??
Name calling??
Lunch, I meant no harm, but...
Richard Nixon aka Dick
or
Tricky Dicky
Dick is short for Richard in colloquial references, now what I meant by it, well, i'll leave that to interpretation.
Cheers
David
Name calling??
Lunch, I meant no harm, but...
Richard Nixon aka Dick
or
Tricky Dicky
Dick is short for Richard in colloquial references, now what I meant by it, well, i'll leave that to interpretation.
Cheers
David
RichConley
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Ditch, when I said incorrect, I was referring to you saying that the only way to vary the SEIO speed was to turn them on and off. I wasnt saying anything about the TUNZE. You CAN vary the speed of the SEIOs with the controller. (tunze can also vary their speed, but I wasnt talking about that)
As to electricity, Its like looking at Red Dragon Vs a Sequence...yeah, theyre more efficient, but not enough to offset the cost in the first 7 or 8 years.
As to electricity, Its like looking at Red Dragon Vs a Sequence...yeah, theyre more efficient, but not enough to offset the cost in the first 7 or 8 years.
DitchPlains2
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rich
rich
Definately, a good point. I am sure that its more like 12 1/2 6 dozen of the other kinda thing here. I have two seio's so obviously there is a definate appeal there. I just personally now after being more immersed in the hobby want a Tunze Stream or a few of them. I prefer their reliability and perfomance to cost ratio. Just my opinion, I could be way off, but I have a Tunze 9015 skimmer and its astounding the difference between that and let's say the cheap 100 buck coralife needwheel I had.(the 120 model) I just think from experience in this hobby that when you buy less quality products you get what you pay for nothing more nothing less. there are no "deals." in this hobby as it were unless you buy used. So my real opinion here Dvanacker, is that buying a used tunze might be much better, or a lower end model like the 6060. That's what I'm doing, did. Good luck to you, and Rich no harm no foul
cheers
David
rich
Definately, a good point. I am sure that its more like 12 1/2 6 dozen of the other kinda thing here. I have two seio's so obviously there is a definate appeal there. I just personally now after being more immersed in the hobby want a Tunze Stream or a few of them. I prefer their reliability and perfomance to cost ratio. Just my opinion, I could be way off, but I have a Tunze 9015 skimmer and its astounding the difference between that and let's say the cheap 100 buck coralife needwheel I had.(the 120 model) I just think from experience in this hobby that when you buy less quality products you get what you pay for nothing more nothing less. there are no "deals." in this hobby as it were unless you buy used. So my real opinion here Dvanacker, is that buying a used tunze might be much better, or a lower end model like the 6060. That's what I'm doing, did. Good luck to you, and Rich no harm no foul
cheers
David
Lunchbucket
Premium Member
ditch - ...umm...sure. lets just keep it clean ok
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
beachroadbum
Premium Member
I have two 6060s in my 50 and LOVE it!
I also still able to have a one inch sandbed
:eek1:
I also still able to have a one inch sandbed
:eek1:
