Seio Tunze Mod

[sunburst]

Mod Mike once mentioned that reefers in the UK were moding:baffled: their Tunze's by removing alternate pump grid bars. I decided to to attempt the same on a seio. The results were positive. Here the pics before and after

Before

Before

Before

After

After

Tunze Mod as per Mod Mike

 

[Hill]

Mmmm... Even just a clean would have helped you a lot.

That is some awesome coralline growth.

 

[viper357]

I'm surprised you could even find your pumps

So how's the flow, is there a noticeable increase?

 

[SIMS]

and does it make a difference?

 

[gaz19]

looks better than most of the live rock we get in the pet shops.

 

[Mike]

Cool, camoflaged pumps

how'd the mod go? do you notice better flow?

 

[sunburst]

Mmmm... Even just a clean would have helped you a lot.

That is some awesome coralline growth.

Yea but now i dont have to clean as often

I'm surprised you could even find your pumps

So how's the flow, is there a noticeable increase?

:1yes:

and does it make a difference?

:yes:

Cool, camoflaged pumps

how'd the mod go? do you notice better flow?

The photos were of the underrside of the pump, which was not visible until it had been removed. I did this mod to the two Tunzes which were nearly as bad, and three Seios. The difference as in movement is extreme.

 

[Mekaeel]

Cool mod Sunburst. I must give it a shot.

 

[Andreas]

Cool mod sunburstWhat did you use to cut it with?Wouldn't a soldering iron have worked better?

Cool mod Sunburst. I must give it a shot.

I doubt that you'll do it:razz:

 

[jacquesb]

I think that I will definitely also do this - once I can find some time over the next few weekends..... next time I clean my tank, I will remove my SEIO's and cut out some of the intake vents.....

 

[jacquesb]

Perhaps my ReSun's can also do with these mods...... Let's see.... when I have the time next....

 

[sunburst]

Cool mod sunburstWhat did you use to cut it with?Wouldn't a soldering iron have worked better?

With the Tunze i used a hammer and screw driver. Piece of old takkie. The Seio however was a little more robust:err: i used a dremel. But i soldering iron sounds like a great idea.

Perhaps my ReSun's can also do with these mods...... Let's see.... when I have the time next....

Funny...i did my one Resun today. Used wire cutters. Was simple.

A word of caution though. My fish are all pan size. Smaller fish, especially with the Tunze run the risk of been consumed

 

[Shaun]

A word of caution though. My fish are all pan size. Smaller fish, especially with the Tunze run the risk of been consumed

And not to mention the nennies.

 

[Warr7207]

A word of caution though. My fish are all pan size. Smaller fish, especially with the Tunze run the risk of been consumed

Would snails be consumed by the Seios ?

 

[sunburst]

Would snails be consumed by the Seios ?

I doubt it, although if one did it would just be spat out again. All my fish are continually pecking at the pumps and they don,t seem threatened. I watched a cushion star negotiating the pump, no sweat.

 

[seank]

Lol to Sunburst. No Sweat to whom? Fish , snail or you? Lol again

 

[SIMS]

I wonder if this will work with the New streams and Nano streams?

 

[ziyaadb]

How much of a difference would you say the mod makes sunburst as i have 2 M1500's waiting for a new tank and i would love to mod them in the meanwhile?

 

[sunburst]

Apologies for the late response. As you can imagine the before and after was huge. Especially after i did all Seios. But an interesting observation, after doing my Resun waver mod it started sucking water from the surface. Like a big ssshhlurp. Like milkshake shlurp. The mountings remained exactly the same ie the deepest you can drop it. Turbulence at the surface also became a lot more intense.

The reason i did the mod was to avoid the irritation of constantly cleaning, but i do believe there has been an improvement.

 

[ziyaadb]

Excellent stuff, Thanks sunburst