trilinearmipmap
05/16/2007, 05:44 PM
Hello Roger,
I tried to set up my new Reefpak 200 today.
The problem is the mounting system with the magnet. The inside half of the magnet holder is held on to the skimmer and filter boxes with four screws. Mounting the unit inside my aquarium, I am not able to have it mounted high enough for the water level on the reefpak to be correct, if I want the water level in my aquarium to be at the tank rim. The magnet holder bumps into the tank rim and I can not raise it any higher.
There is a small amount of adjustability in the mounting system (I undid the screws and I can raise the unit about 1 cm on the mounting unit) but not enough slack to raise it high enough.
I tried drilling new holes in the mounting hardware but that didn't work out.
I ended up super-glueing the skimmer and filter boxes onto the inside mounting magnet bracket. I will test how this works out once the glue is set better.
Anyway this whole problem could have been avoided if the mounts on the filter and skimmer boxes were placed a couple of cm lower.
I assume this unit was designed for European rimless tanks.
Overall I am very happy with the quality of the Tunze things I have bought (don't know about this Reefpak yet because the tank is not running yet), however there seems to be some common problems for Tunze equipment. One, the mounting hardware is confusing and often doesn't suit North American tanks. Two, the documentation and instructions are written by a German person with only a fair command of the English language. Perhaps a native English speaker should write the English instructions for these products.
Anyway I just want to give this feed back because I am sure others will run into this problem too.
I tried to set up my new Reefpak 200 today.
The problem is the mounting system with the magnet. The inside half of the magnet holder is held on to the skimmer and filter boxes with four screws. Mounting the unit inside my aquarium, I am not able to have it mounted high enough for the water level on the reefpak to be correct, if I want the water level in my aquarium to be at the tank rim. The magnet holder bumps into the tank rim and I can not raise it any higher.
There is a small amount of adjustability in the mounting system (I undid the screws and I can raise the unit about 1 cm on the mounting unit) but not enough slack to raise it high enough.
I tried drilling new holes in the mounting hardware but that didn't work out.
I ended up super-glueing the skimmer and filter boxes onto the inside mounting magnet bracket. I will test how this works out once the glue is set better.
Anyway this whole problem could have been avoided if the mounts on the filter and skimmer boxes were placed a couple of cm lower.
I assume this unit was designed for European rimless tanks.
Overall I am very happy with the quality of the Tunze things I have bought (don't know about this Reefpak yet because the tank is not running yet), however there seems to be some common problems for Tunze equipment. One, the mounting hardware is confusing and often doesn't suit North American tanks. Two, the documentation and instructions are written by a German person with only a fair command of the English language. Perhaps a native English speaker should write the English instructions for these products.
Anyway I just want to give this feed back because I am sure others will run into this problem too.