Tunze 6095 Shows off at MACNA
Another new product we spied at MACNA this year was the Tunze 6095, a brand new addition to the Nanostream lineup. At first glance, the 6095 may appear to be just a widemouth version of the 6055, but upon closer inspection we noticed a couple of unique features this water pump brings to the table. [...]
EcoTech Marine’s Patent on the VorTech Pump to be Re-Examined
As if the water pump niche of the aquarium industry needed anymore drama, the magnifying glass moves now onto a patent by EcoTech Marine. According to Eric over on Glassbox Design, it would appear that the patent on the popular VorTech pump is being “re-examined”. The request for the re-examination was filed by a Houston-based [...]
Tunze Stream Upgrades Coming Soon
Responding to the results of the Advanced Aquarist Flow Study and the reactions by folks in the aquarium community, Tunze has announced a couple of pump upgrades that will be available later this year. The first of these upgrades will be available to the Tunze Stream 2 model 6105 water pump, which is their most [...]
The H2Ocean Flow Pumps from D-D
D-D The Aquarium Solution recently added some newwater pumps to their site called the H2Ocean Flow Pump. This new line of pumps feature a seamless coated permanent magnet and synchronous motors that yield efficient performance that doesn’t take a toll on moving parts and is quiet. Each pump is surrounded in a thermal protective plastic [...]
Tunze Demonstrates Water Flow Differences on Video
The now infamous water flow rate study conducted on various propeller based water pumps by Sanford, Straka, and Joshi that was published in Advanced Aquarist a short time back caused quite a commotion in the aquarium community. The initial goal of the study was only to examine a possible way to accurately measure water flow [...]
Tunze Releases 7096 Controller Firmware Update
A couple of days ago, Tunze released a long-awaited firmware update to their 7096 Multi-controller, which is used to control certain Tunze Stream water pumps. Responding to the requests of users, the Version 1.1.0.6 update will include a few new features on already exisiting applications. For example, in the “Pulse Only” mode we now see [...]
Tunze Responds to the Water Pump Study
The water pump flow rate study conducted by Michael Sanford, William Straka and Sanjay Joshi and published on Advanced Aquarist has made a giant splash in the aquarium community. The results were so astounding that most hobbyists had to take a double or even triple take, as they challenged the advertised flow rates of well-known [...]
Water Pump Study Has Surprising Results
By now I’m sure you’ve read the incredibly in-depth article covering measured flow output of various propeller-based water pumps over on Advanced Aquarist. For those of you who haven’t, here’s a quick rundown. The study was conducted by Michael Sandford, William Straka, and Sanjay Joshi with the main objective being to develop a method to [...]
Tunze 6055 Nanostream Hands On
Finally, we have water in our 90-gallon rimless AGE aquarium, and with water comes the need for water flow, a crucially important aspect of any reef aquarium. We got our hands on a pair of Tunze 6055 Nanostreams, a pair of pumps we are greatly impressed with, and wanted to share their un-boxing with the [...]
Powerheads Dangerous to Aquarium Livestock
Water pumps and powerheads are great tools to move water in our aquariums. Water flow itself is extremely crucial to aquarium health and stability, so the use of powerheads is almost unavoidable. Water moving devices come in multiple forms, with the most common of those being propeller-based powerheads and externally driven closed-loop systems. The powerheads [...]
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