Want to go Tunze Streams..a few questions

[divein4444]

Rodger,

I have a number of questions -

I have a 180 (72x24x24) and currently have an Iwaki MD70RLT return on two sea-swirls dead center on a 180 'Y' pattern - 98% of the tank is softies and LPS (2 SPS and probably won't be adding more). I want to remove the two SEIO 820s I have and replace with the TS24 kit. Will this be too much flow for the tank? Where should the pumps be placed in the tank and how high? Can these be attached using the magnets? Will these magnets scratch the acrylic?

Are the streams and kits available now? How about the magnets? If I wanted to go a little lower on flow what would be the next best choice and will the magnets work for that model? How clear are the instructions?

Thanks alot for your help.

 

[rvitko]

The Streams are not readily available, depending on the model you order it could take between 2 and 6 weeks. The single controller should be in stock, the multicontroller is likely 6-8 weeks out. The magnet holders should be in stock or with a short delay. I would get 2 6000's and a 7095. You would need the 6080.50 magnet holder. They should not scratch acrylic if you install them properly. They need to be installed near the top, just about 6" below the surface. As for the instructions lots of people complain about them but I think they are pretty clear. I think most of the complaints stem from two things. First they are very technical, it is like a computer manual or auto repair manual and very dense with technical information but I certainly prefer that over the pictogram manuals of many products that don't have much info. The second problem stems from the layout, instead of all English being together, the book gives each section in all three languages so it is a paragraph or two in German, then French then English and this is repeated throughout the manual and this is done so the text is near the illustration that applies. This will likely change in the future because we are adding Spanish, Russian and Italian and the manual would start to look like a phone book. The only other problem is the German is translated by a British man who is not an aquarist so the translations can be very literal like live rock is "flowering stones", it also uses distinctly British English like Earthed instead of Grounded. I don't have much trouble with them myself but I read mostly technical materials and have read many British and German manuals so I am familiar with these mistranslations and regional idiosyncracies. That might slightly blind me to the problems.