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rvitko · 01/10/2019, 12:49 PM

Thank you!

My personal preference is both pumps horizontal, I have a very similar size tank and tried the vertical and it just did not have the reach I wanted. With the flow rectifiers the flow is perfect and if you don't have those I will send you a couple they are a newer part that comes with the pumps now but only the ones made in the last few months. I alternate mine so that one idles at 40% and the other pulses at 40-100%, you need a more sophisticated controller than the included ones to do that. If you do wave mode, just be sure to pulse from 5% or so to 100% and not off to 100% as the pump takes a while to start so this won't work very well.

01/10/2019, 12:49 PM	#21
rvitko RC Sponsor Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Austin Texas USA Posts: 35,785	Thank you! My personal preference is both pumps horizontal, I have a very similar size tank and tried the vertical and it just did not have the reach I wanted. With the flow rectifiers the flow is perfect and if you don't have those I will send you a couple they are a newer part that comes with the pumps now but only the ones made in the last few months. I alternate mine so that one idles at 40% and the other pulses at 40-100%, you need a more sophisticated controller than the included ones to do that. If you do wave mode, just be sure to pulse from 5% or so to 100% and not off to 100% as the pump takes a while to start so this won't work very well. __________________ Roger Vitko Tunze USA "He's for every one of us, stands for every one of us, he'll save every man, woman and child in a mighty Flash!" Current Tank Info: 210 gallon planted tank with Altum Angelfish