Water Movement

[wtrujillo]

Later down the road i want to take a stab at keeping an Achilles tang and i've read they need lots of water movement. what is the best way to go about getting the type of water movement the Achilles would need into my tank?

[adaminaustin]

It all depends on the size of your tank and your budget. If you have a large enough tank and budget I really recommend Tunze streams. I have a 6100 and 6200 on a multicontroler and man they can really move some water. The 6100 moves 3170GPH, while the 6200 moves 5280GPH approx.

[RobertG]

Tunze 6100's & the 6200's is the correct number I believe. I have two of the 6100's on my 240G. They have some flow!

[adaminaustin]

Robert your correct I am just going a little brain dead tonight. :oops: TGIF!!!

[CD]

*OR* if you want that nice wide flow area without the Tunze cost, you may want to look into the SEIOs. We got a pair for our 75G reef, and we've been happy with them so far. For all practical purposes, they look almost identical to the Tunze, but aren't "quite" as expensive. All of our corals and fish seem to be MUCH happier with the wider/more natural flow than with those "pinpoint" type powerheads.

Wendy

[CD]

SEIOs. We got a pair for our 75G reef, and we've been happy with them so far. For all practical purposes, they look almost identical to the Tunze, but aren't "quite" as expensive.
Wendy

The one thing Wendy didn't mention was that the Seio's don't push as much water. If you want, for example, 2500gph flow total, by the time you get that from a few Seio's, the price is roughly the same as the one Tunze. We have 1640gph flow from a pair of Seios for about $100.

Chris

[wtrujillo]

sorry it's a 150 gallon.

[mathias]

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=TZ1317&ast=&key=


this just hangs on the side of the tank? like a powerhead? and hmmmm.... $300 OUCH....

[alexwolf]

but its the best! Awesome pumps, super low power consumption, great area of flow.

[Tim Marvin]

They also like lots of oxygen in the water 24/7 so a skimmer, refugium, surface agitation, or good sump movement is a must.

[elm0]

*OR* if you want that nice wide flow area without the Tunze cost, you may want to look into the SEIOs.

Where can i find these?

[bprewit]

cheap diy wavemaker for powerheads, though not as good as things mentioned can be done for about $20. Ebay or electical suppliers sell cycle timers. Two time settings one for on one for off opening and closing a pair of DPDT contacts. Easy to wire powerheads for cheap and create current.

[CD]

*OR* if you want that nice wide flow area without the Tunze cost, you may want to look into the SEIOs.

Where can i find these?

Austin Aquariums carries them.

Wendy

[mathias]

here is a review

http://reefshow.com/html/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1

[mathias]

then again that site sponser is seio lol

[scuba_steveo]

then again that site sponser is seio lol

yep, you always have to consider the source.