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02/07/2008, 03:15 PM
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Tunze vs Vortech
I'm looking to upgrade my powerheads. I was looking at the Tunze and the Vortech powerheads. My question to you guys is what should I go with? I want to get 2 pumps and a wave controller. They are around the same price. I like the battery back up feature on the vortechs, but heard some stories of the pumps heating up. I would like to hear your experiences.
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02/07/2008, 03:24 PM
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I think Tunze's battery back-up system is now available for their pumps. I like Tunze because it has a strong history of reliability and longevity.
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02/07/2008, 03:34 PM
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I've got tunze and vortech. Solid combination.
Tunze's service is 2nd to none, haven't had to use EcoTech's yet.
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02/07/2008, 06:29 PM
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02/08/2008, 04:48 AM
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Tunze also. If you use Vortech on pulse mode it is annoyingly loud
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02/08/2008, 06:36 AM
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02/08/2008, 07:31 AM
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The Tunze battery back up is available. You need the 6105.50 Safety connector and any 12v battery. I just hooked my 2 - 6101's and 7095 up last night. I'm hooking up the battery and safety connector tonight. I used a 26 amp hour gel cell battery wich according to Roger should get me 35 - 40 hours run time.
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02/08/2008, 08:11 AM
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Moved On
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you can't really go wrong with either pump as they are both high quality, it just depends what you want to accomplish
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