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Old 04-04-2009, 02:35 PM
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digital,where did you place each vortech?
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Old 04-04-2009, 02:46 PM
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I know all about slow Mr Tunze...I've been waiting for the right osmolator part for 6 months now. It took 3 months for him to send the wrong part.
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Old 04-04-2009, 02:48 PM
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I've had 4 Tunze 6055's since they came out.and a couple 6045. I've went through sheared impellers x 2, broken clips going into magnet x 4, broken holding brace x 4, And now I'm waiting for a power modual thingy. O ya another one just stopped working the other day went to pull it and holding brace broke and it was one of the new one's said to be upgraded stronger version. I have to say Mr. Tunze has warrantied them. But He is the slowest I think he send it by donkey. Because it usually takes 2 to 3 months to get parts back I've had to buy replacements and rotate as needed. I am ****ed and am ready to pull the hole set up and buy some Vortec.
This has been my experience with Tunze as well. I had repeated episodes of broken motor blocks and broken brackets on multiple pumps. The last straw was several months ago I was pulling out the magnet holder for a pump only to find that the seal to the magnet had obviously failed and the magnet had swelled more than 1/2" due to rusting incredibly! I'm so sick of sending things back to Tunze I've just given up and won't buy another Tunze product.

And when you guys are referring to "Mr. Tunze" I'm assuming you're dealing with Phil at Xenia (the Canadian distributor for Tunze)?
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Old 04-04-2009, 03:50 PM
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Well I have have the tunze and the Maxi flow and the koralia, and now I have the MP40W.
I love them the tunzes were great but to bulky in my tank I didnt liek the eye soar of looking at them, and along with broken shafts too. The vortechs are amazing with all the anti sync odes you get, waves low tides, wirless well the only thing is the price per one. But hey if you look at some of our setupsand how much we have invested in them. well that is all i can say.

thanks to digital-audiophile talking to me about them and some others i went and bought them......

couldnt be happier
Josh I have mine at each end of my 60" tank and i can get a 3" wave in mine. and another thing, i can set each mode and then if I need to unplug them and after plugging them in the PH keeps the setting in them too.
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Old 04-04-2009, 05:34 PM
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I think I may have to try the MP40.
thanks for all the tips
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Old 04-04-2009, 05:36 PM
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I have to say that I've had a tunze 6000 (that's over 5 years old), 6100, 6055, osmolator and wavebox and I've never had an issue.

It's too bad that we have to deal with xenia in Canada rather than Roger Vitko in the US who is #1 in customer service.
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Old 04-04-2009, 05:42 PM
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I have to say that I've had a tunze 6000 (that's over 5 years old), 6100, 6055, osmolator and wavebox and I've never had an issue.

It's too bad that we have to deal with xenia in Canada rather than Roger Vitko in the US who is #1 in customer service.
I deal with Roger myself. Never been a problem and he sends stuff back to me quite fast.
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I tried to get Roger to help me first, but he just referred me to xenia.
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Old 04-04-2009, 10:36 PM
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digital,where did you place each vortech?
I have them on the back wall on either side of my centre overflow. They are about 3 inches dwon from the water surface.
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Old 04-04-2009, 11:17 PM
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I tried to get Roger to help me first, but he just referred me to xenia.
He has always helped me...last time was for a new impeller for my wavebox pump a month or so ago. Shipping to him kind of sucks though.
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