Ecotech Marine Vortech

[larrynews]

what is everyone's thoughts on these, i would like used ones, but my thought is i can get 2 olf these and get rid of the 6 koralias i have in the tank now,right? plus i would still have my 2 returns. help me out with your thoughts
larry

[marinelife]

Great pumps, I do not have them, I love my Streams but I have seen Andy's in action and they are nice!
Well worth the money.

[larrynews]

what is the biggest difference in them, if you know i can research but i like to hear it from real people

[marinelife]

I will let Andy answer this since he has them. I know they put our alot of flow, cost less to run, smaller in tank than most pumps., less heat added to the tank.

[jeremyreef]

they have no heat transfer because the motor/electric is on the outside of the tank. they also take up very little room. i don't have one but just seeing them in action i think they are the best.

[chromiumlux]

Larry, you are welcome to come over and see this pump in action. I have The MP10 on my 30g. My corals love it. Probably one of the best investments I have made for my reef.
Andy

[larrynews]

thanks i might, i'm just playing with the idea now unless i find a good price on a used one, what is the difference between first and second generation, again thanks

[chromiumlux]

Second gene is the way to go. I beleive the difference is the propeller. I have second gen pumps which are a one peice prop. Couple hundred seems like a big investment until you actually install it on your tank. You are going to wonder why you didn't do it sooner. Used would be okay, but I would take it apart and inspect the shaft and bushing for wear--which is caused by improper alignment. Keep the wetside clean as a dirty prop will also cause premature wear. I have two wetsides that I swap out so I always have a clean one handy.
There are the new eco smart vortechs out now that have more options and flexibility. I am not sure how hard it will be finding used vortechs as everyone I have spoken with has told me they will never go back to their prior powerheads. Good luck and if you want to see this little dynamo shoot me a PM.
Andy

[larrynews]

another question, what size would i need for a 6 ft 125 one at each end, i thought a 40 but some of the sites say for tanks up to 70 gallons

[jeremyreef]

2 mp40s would do it

[jjoos99]

I love my vortechs. I went the route of modded maxi's, korlias and tunzes. I have just 2 mp40s in my 180 gallon tank and it is plenty of flow for my sps in this tank. they have plenty of options for different flows. Reef crest, lagoon, constant, long pulse, short pulse. The second generation models are wireless which means if you have more then one pump they will talk to each other and will cordinate the flow timing between each pumps. timed properly you are able to create a wave action with them. I run mine in reef crest mode which has a huge variety of pump speeds all automatic. the electricity usage is about half of the tunze. I purchased mine used and cost me $300 a piece. It is alot of money but it is like buying a cadilac of pumps and my corals have never had as good of poylp extension as with the vortechs.
jeff

[larrynews]

thanks to all for the info, now to convince my wife

[larrynews]

ok one last thing, why couldnt i use mp10 since they put out more flow than my koralias 4 and 3's