Upgrading Tunze 6045 to Wide Flow

[chowberg]

I have the Tunze 6045, the older style that isn't controllable, that I want to change the propeller housing to wide flow. Would I be able to swap it out directly if I bought the Tunze 6095.130 and 6080.200?

Also, would the Tunze 6045 work well with the wide flow?

 

[rvitko]

It won't work well. The basic issue is that the AC pump rely on a physical stop in the front cover to correct direction, the 6095 housing won't be able to stop a backwards spin so the prop will often get stuck spinning backwards and may even just shoot out of the pump.

 

[chowberg]

Thanks for the quick reply Roger!

 

[JS_racer]

Roger, can the 6055 have the wider housing ??
looking at a pair of 6055 for my 58g 3ft tank, not sure if it would help disperse flow better, or not needed.
i have 2x6095 on my 120 tank for years, they work great,

 

[rvitko]

Yes, this will work. I used to have a 58 though and I felt the 6055's were perfect as is.