Tunze Comline Multifilter 3161???

minorhero · Mar 15, 2023

Hello folks!

Going to be starting up a pico tank in the coming weeks. Thinking of using the tunze comline 3161, but wanted to check with other people who have experience with this filter to see how it performs in the medium and long term. Reviews on this filter are very few and far between and essentially non-existent beyond first impressions. So any insight would be helpful. Thank you in advance for any information.

blaxsun · Mar 15, 2023

All the Tunze gear works really good for the most part. If you don't have an AIO (all-in-one) pico tank, a separate filter is probably your best bet. The only other one I'm familiar with is the Seachem Tidal series.

minorhero · Mar 15, 2023

blaxsun said:
All the Tunze gear works really good for the most part. If you don't have an AIO (all-in-one) pico tank, a separate filter is probably your best bet. The only other one I'm familiar with is the Seachem Tidal series.

The Seachem tidal is a hang on back filter and there are a number of those around. I was thinking to keep things internal for simplification, but I haven't decided for certain. Ideally, there will be someone who is actively using the tunze that can give me a heads up.

reef_matt_m · Sep 17, 2023

Did you end up with the tunze comline filter?

Idech · Sep 17, 2023

I‘ve been using the Tunze 3168 Comline filter for two years in my 75 gallons. It does a very good job.

Northern Flicker · Apr 9, 2024

Idech said:
I‘ve been using the Tunze 3168 Comline filter for two years in my 75 gallons. It does a very good job.

Does the surface skimming function work?

I noticed the Seachem Tidal doesn't really actually skim the surface unless your water level is very low. Also, the Comline is likely much quieter.

Idech · Apr 9, 2024

Lebowski_ said:
Does the surface skimming function work?

I noticed the Seachem Tidal doesn't really actually skim the surface unless your water level is very low. Also, the Comline is likely much quieter.

I haven’t used it this way. I took out the big container inside and used the other part. This way I could use filter floss and carbon or other with it.