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01/15/2011, 11:28 PM | #1 |
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TUNZE 9002 or AQUAC URCHIN
trying to decide which of the two to upgrade to for my 29G mixed reef. i would like to know your inputs
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01/16/2011, 09:16 AM | #2 |
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Do you have a sump? If so I wouldn't go with either one. The Tunze is much better than the Aqua C however.
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01/16/2011, 10:46 AM | #3 |
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Yes I have sump. I like both because of the small footprint.
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01/16/2011, 04:33 PM | #4 |
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48 views and 1 comment? come on people...i'm sure you guys are running these and could leave me a review
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01/16/2011, 07:40 PM | #5 |
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I have a 29 BC and recently purchased a Tunze 9002 with an In Tank skimmer cup mod and could not have made a better purchase.
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01/16/2011, 08:35 PM | #6 |
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If it's definitely between the two, the Tunze is far and away the better choice. I've had both. The Tunze is a much better performer, quieter, and uses less wattage.
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01/16/2011, 09:31 PM | #7 |
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does the water level affect the tunze?
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01/16/2011, 11:05 PM | #8 |
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Yes it does, most of these types of skimmers are affected by water level, it can be a little difficult to get the air/bubble adjustment right during the break-in period but after that it's set and forget. I'm going to mod my airline soon (Check youtube video under Tunze 9002 mod) it will make the skimmer quieter and make the adjustment knob easier to reach.
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01/18/2011, 03:15 PM | #9 |
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Thanks. Last question: what's the approximate water Level necessary for the tunze to Work properly?
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01/18/2011, 10:43 PM | #10 |
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The tunze has a water level line marked on the body of it. It's about an inch down from the top of the black body of the skimmer if I recall correctly.
By the way, the tunze gets my vote as well. I just got one for my Nano 28 and I'm currently running it in my sump of my 90 to break it in until my StevieT collection cup gets here on Thursday. The little skimmer is sucking out all sorts of gunk already and it's only been running for a few days. Great little skimmer.
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01/19/2011, 01:24 AM | #11 |
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I have the tunze 9002 and it works great as long you watch the water level. It's very very sensitive to the level. I've also just recently found out there may be a false floor in the second chamber that I was supposed to remove. Which I didn't so I had to cut the lid to get it to fit properly.
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01/19/2011, 01:32 AM | #12 |
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hmm so tunze over the aquaC? i should have made a poll, but i guess the 9002 would have won. thanks guys.
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01/19/2011, 01:40 AM | #13 |
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that stevieT mod is cool, hopefully i won't need it
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01/19/2011, 08:20 AM | #14 |
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Maybe I just never had the water level right on mine...only got an inconsistent wet skim. Might try it again on my nano, though.
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01/20/2011, 08:13 AM | #15 |
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01/20/2011, 08:33 AM | #16 |
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I have a Aqua C Urchin Pro in my sump and I love it. No water lever to mess with, and you only have to adjust the basket depth to play with how you want it to skim.
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01/20/2011, 06:06 PM | #19 |
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It's really not that tall. 24 1/2in from bottom to top.
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