vortech or tunze?

[James77]

Originally posted by asl4me76
I'm getting a vortech, have never had one so I cant really say.

But what I can say is that I've been to a few friends house that have the vortech's and I have to say that I heard a little hum to it, but nothing like hearing it 15 feet away like stated above. The hum did go away though .. you could only really hear it when he was playing with the settings.

There is nothing else that can be heard on my tank- it is literally silent. Its not "noisy", but you can definitely hear it. I could not get used to it since it was constantly ramping up and down or pulsing.

If you have any other noisy equopment- fans, pumps, skimmers, overflorw- the vortech will blend right in. If you have a silent or near silent display, expect to hear the vortech.

[t4zalews]

vortech's definitely make a nice wide flow and are powerful for the punch, but the tunze's I think can push more water for longer tanks, I'm definitely thinking for my 250 to run 2 vortechs and 2 tunze stream 6105 with controller, that should be perfect for that tank

[biecacka]

+1 t4zalews
think alot depends on tank size, seems to me most ppl with longer tanks like the tunze since it reaches coast to coast(not that a vortech cant) just some of the larger tunzes move some serious water maybe in a stream like direction but if your covering 7ft tank you might need that. personally ive never had vortech but have heard nothing but wonderful things on them just stating what ive noticed...

[asl4me76]

Originally posted by James77
There is nothing else that can be heard on my tank- it is literally silent. Its not "noisy", but you can definitely hear it. I could not get used to it since it was constantly ramping up and down or pulsing.

If you have any other noisy equopment- fans, pumps, skimmers, overflorw- the vortech will blend right in. If you have a silent or near silent display, expect to hear the vortech.

When I come up to Boston for a vacation, I'll have to communicate with ya to see your tank if possible. We're wanting to come up sometime this fall, but who only knows. I broke my ankle, so who only knows when we'll make it up there. But, if it's okay with you I'd definitely love to see the tank. I love seeing new tanks.