DIY TUNZE (it's not what you think)

[spykes]

uhm jose PM about the rest of DIY stuff i kinda want my tank done hehe, and the rest can PM me about the tunzes too

 

[joseney21]

this is a new link for another maxi mod, videos included, looks pretty awesome....

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=611354

 

[spykes]

welp sorry guys if no one wants to build anytime soon, im gonna just start myself.

 

[jhale]

Power Props

FYI

I'm naming these "Power Props" tm by spykes.

were going to try one with a quiet one 6000, estimated flow is
5500 gph, that's conservative, it may be more like 7000 gph :bigeyes2:

haha look out softies :sgrin:

 

[nanoreefer22]

John thats going to be CRAZY!!!!!!! If you guys do it I wanna see what the turns out like...what the flows like...geeze..

 

[jhale]

the only hard part is finding the right prop for it.

i want call it the fish shredder, spykes likes the frag maker,
I'll settle for the fraginator

we need like a four inch racing prop, it will have dual props.
this is only for large tanks the housing will be pretty big. :sgrin:
I might have to upgrade. haha

 

[joseney21]

you guys are crazy!!!!that would be adequate for a 5000g tank.i'm assuming you still haven't seen the video of the maxi 600 J.what are the dimensions on that pump??for a big tank max i would go is 4 MJs, i might just be a little to conservative for you lefties,lol.

 

[spykes]

obviously you never seen a 8 in diameter 55 gallon surge system.

 

[jhale]

hehe Jose, I'm going to try four of the mj's now aka spykes power props.
this will be for those times when you want to shake things up in the tank :shocked1: you know put it on a seven day timer and have it come on a few times a week, stir up the bottom a bit and all, good for getting the detritus out of the cracks :bigeyes2:
If it works I'm going to make you two for your 180 hehe

 

[spykes]

alright i ordered everything execpt the MJs, just asking the guy if he can do a lower price since im ordering so many. im acually gonna do something with these power props soon, like a cls for the 20 just to mess around with.

 

[ctxmonitor]

so when are you gonna get together and build this these neat little add-on.. I want to come and see..

 

[jhale]

whe we build it we'll post the time, it seems getting together to make stuff is much harder than talking about it.
for the super power prop I'm still looking for the right prop. it's hard it's in between an RC boat and a real boat prop

 

[spykes]

john, think i should do it like how i did it last time, the clear housing where you can see most? i dont think i have any SCH80 PVC around with ABS sheet, but we can certainly order them to make this thing all grey, let me know. i have everything if we do it clear.

 

[jhale]

clear works for me, I like how it looks, or does not look

 

[spykes]

well it's the black you were talking about or a clear housing.

 

[joseney21]

how bout some pics dave.....

 

[spykes]

ok some pic updates tomorrow, each powerhead has 4 propellers now, tmr im gonna try 5-6 propellers,t but i have to say these might be a bit more stronger then the old one i built.

 

[joseney21]

won't that put too much strain on the PH??

 

[spykes]

nope, the way i have figured is, lower pitch and lower diameter propellers are less strain on the powerhead, but with more propeller and the lower pitch it creates a sharper more velocity pull then the higher pitch propellers, the higher pitch uses alot of strength to pull the water because it has more surface area. when your moving water within alot of lower pitch the water behind the first propeller is already in motion, the other propellers are only to increase the speed of the water. Today steve is comming over with a real tunze, i am gonna to see the flow the real tunze is gonna put out, and also finish up his sump.