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The 6055's "cousin", the 6045, is what I started with. Depends on what you want.Īnother thought is that I'd suggest starting with non-controllable pump. Unless you can get away with a rear-placement with the other pumps, there's almost no way to hide them.even with that, there's nothing like the Tunze Rock for them. With a Tunze pump, all that you HAVE to contend with hiding is the cable, which can go under a sand bed and then up a corner very inconspicuously to get out of the tank. What's "best" depends on a lot of factors, including how badly you want to hide (or display) the gear in your tank. Of course you can do the bog-standard side-glass deployment with them as well. This is why they can be used (e.g.) on the back wall behind rocks, on the bare bottom of the tank, hanging from the tank's top brace, or within the rock work using one of Tunze's ceramic "live rock" covers. This (and the super-powerful magnetic base, which they also pioneered) allows virtually infinite placement options within your tank where optimal flow can potentially be generated. The advantage to the ball shape of the Tunze is that it is infinitely adjustable in where it's aimed. Nice if you want to display gear instead of reef. The disadvantage of the Gyres and Vortechs is the they pretty much have to be out on-display in your tank, with very few good locations available to them to provide the tank with optimal flow.
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Volume-wise they are comparable to the other pumps. I have a 60 g tank so I would take a Tunze Nanostream 6055, they do seem quite big tho and I have no option to hide them inside my rockwork.
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Simply too expensive for my budget.Ĭomparing it to a Jebao (who knocked off the AI Nero 5 with their SLW Wavemaker design and is also only half the price with some being 70-80 dollars) would you say there is no difference in buying cheaper chinese stuff? In the you also pay for the software which in same cases barely works and often loses connection. All those expensive reef pumps like the Vortech are out of my hands. What is your opinion on "go cheap and pay double" meaning if you buy cheap knock off stuff you just regret it in a few months and need to rebuy and waste money. I know how Gyres work, but is it really a superior flow or should I just stick to normal more direct powerheads.Īre they better than normal powerheads? If you compare pricing of a RedSea 25 with lets say an AI Nero 5 which I would need 2 of to have even flow in the tank, I would pay nearly half of the cost. Going over 1 year now without any issues. I have a cheap chinese no name product for 20 Dollars who actually did a good job.
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Some of you probably know me from my "T5 vs LED" Thread, so here I have another topic to bring up I am also thinking about.ĭoes anybody have any experience with Gyre pumps like the Maxspect or Red Sea Reefwave? I am currently upgrading my reef tank with new equipment and a new pump is needed.