tunze nano 6025 mod

[NYreefNoob]

ok this isnt the best pic and i will post more when i clean them. read an article on rc how to mod the 6025's. so i did both mods and i am very impressed. this doesnt void the warranty either, you just have to buy a new front cover for them. step one. remove front cover. on top inside on cover you will notice a lip that sticks out. this baffles the amount of water intake. you cut this back as much as possible. i used a dremel made it easy. i would say i close to doubled water flow doing this. second mod you can cut nozzle back which widen's water flow pattern. you can kinda see inside mine to see what i did and the other notice the differance in lenght on nozzle. top pic has had both mods done, bottom just inside mod done.

 

[taat2d]

I REALLY wanna try this mod. If I screw it up how easily replaceable are the front covers?

 

[EG99]

I did the mod to both of my 6025 and i agree it nearly doubles the output.

 

[MO~IDOL]

I did the mod too it does increase a lot. you do need dremel tool to get the job done easier.
the replaceable front covers is about $10 dollars.

 

[tosiek]

Yeah its odd. For the amount of flow your outputting your still not getting the backdraft of flow from these little guys like you do the Tuzies. Did the mod and flow increased ALOT. Didn't know that cutting back the nozzle gives a wider flow. Gotto try that soon.

IMO the nano's would be well worth the money if someone could figure out how to get that backdraft flow from the intake. I've had particles float by within an inch of the powerhead and wasn't sucked in yet the jet looks like its blowing so much water.

 

[NYreefNoob]

6025

cutting the nozzle back really seams like it kept it at the 600gph, but the width of the flow is awesome. seams to spread out almost 12" 3 inch's out from output. i use this one more to push flow across bottom of tank. the mod basically turns it into a beefed up 6045 for almost half the cost

 

[taat2d]

What nozle are you talking about to increase the flow width?

 

[NYreefNoob]

6025

the tube that the water flows out of, if you notice the length differance in the 2 powerheads. take the screen off and cut it back. i had to trim the end to get strainer to fit back over it

 

[autoponicz]

nice...!

 

[=JonBlazes]

I just baught a 6045 i heard about doing this before. not sure if i overread something, but will cutting the nozzle shorter and widening the jet, shorten the length that the tunze pushes?

=JonBlazes

 

[NYreefNoob]

6025

it almost double's the wide out pattern, but it does cut back some on the force of it. but doing it to my 6025 i still have a nice flow across tank 3'

 

[MO~IDOL]

more info & pics for the mod
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1025361

 

[NYreefNoob]

6025

ty moidol. that's where i had seen it and done the mod from