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06-21-2005, 08:47 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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     |  My Tunze Pump Claims Another Victim
ACK! My Tunze turbelle struck again!
Some time back it mutilated my linkia starfish. I had thought it just crawled on up the strainer of the intake - the fish seemed to avoid it. Until now.  Today I found my coral beauty stuck to it near the top of it where the suction is most powerful. It was dead. I am bummed! That was a great fish. Peaceful and didn't touch my corals. ACCKKKKKK...
I need to build a safer strainer. I was thinking of perhaps double walling it near the top with a wider pipe like a hair curler to reduce the suction. Any ideas?  | 
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06-21-2005, 09:51 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: My Tunze Pump Claims Another Victim
wow that sux....maybe get a new pump? _________ Tank Specs:
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06-21-2005, 09:56 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
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 | Re: My Tunze Pump Claims Another Victim
That sucks....sorry for the loss.
What about a sponge. Cut it like a donut and then place it over the intake of the turbella. I wonder if that would restrict the flow too much? You would have to clean the sponge often though.
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90 gallon reef, mag 1800 main return pump, 10 gallon refugium + 10 gallon sump, CPR overflows, ASM G-1 skimmer, icecap 660 vho 440 watts. 130#LR and 60#LS. Corals: Finger Leather, Fat Finger Leather, Toadstool, flower pot sps coral, hairy mushrooms. Fish: Yellow tang, Bi-color angel, pecula clowns, royal gramma, coral beauty angel, yellow tail damsel, blue damsel, Sergeant Major Damsel. Misc. hermit crabs, snails, flame scallop, Xenia | |
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06-21-2005, 10:43 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: My Tunze Pump Claims Another Victim
Wow! I haven't had any problems....and I have two...Bummer... karma karma..... _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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06-21-2005, 01:53 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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 | Re: My Tunze Pump Claims Another Victim
That sucks Matt I'm sorry to here it. Karma to you. Does Tunze Make anything to cover the intake on the pump? John | |
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06-21-2005, 02:25 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
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| Re: My Tunze Pump Claims Another Victim
Seems to me you would need a housing something like what comes with the SEIO pumps. You of coarse can't change the output of the tunze, but you might be able to make a housing for the intake. Or even the covers that come with large rio pumps, you might be able to bore a hole large enough to fit over the tunze intake.
just brainstorming. | |
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06-21-2005, 04:00 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
Posts: 7,519
| Re: My Tunze Pump Claims Another Victim
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Originally Posted by skennelly you might be able to make a housing for the intake. Or even the covers that come with large rio pumps, you might be able to bore a hole large enough to fit over the tunze intake.
just brainstorming. | I like that idea. Thanks. I've got a bunch of pumps laying around, I'll see what I have. | |
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06-21-2005, 08:55 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: My Tunze Pump Claims Another Victim
The strainer that comes with it is pretty huge! Do you have the one that is like, 6 inches long? And critters are still getting stuck?  Please post any mods you make, you know, so I can copy them!  | |
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