who has bought a vortech pump.....

[LA-Lawman]

ok, since these things are shipping..... who has one (Len... you can chime in) and how do you like it?

can u hook it up to a wave controller (Wavemaster pro?)

easy to install and run wiring?

any qwerks?


post some pics too.

Len.... any further input....?

 

[Len]

Yay, I'm invited! I like mine. The side of the aquarium I have it on is clearly doing better then the other: less algae (particularly dino) and faster SPS growth. Running the wire is simple. No weird surprises. I used to operate mine with my Neptune controller as a wavemaker, but I've since decided to let it go 24/7. When I get my second one next year, I plan to buy their specialized wireless controller too (hopefully it will be out soon).

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Len - can you post a pic of the vortech on the aquarium so I can get a feel for how obtrusive they look? The vortechs seem like a great idea but I'm having trouble justifying the price.

jayo

 

[Anonymous]

jayo wrote:

Hey Len - can you post a pic

I got a dollar that says he won't post a pic. 8O

Come on Len. I double dog dare ya!

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

jayo wrote:

Hey Len - can you post a pic

I got a dollar that says he won't post a pic. 8O

Come on Len. I double dog dare ya!

Louey

Ah come one, live a little. You know it's a solid bet for you, so go to $100 :lol:

 

[Len]

Um .... how about bet me $100 (or $1,000)? I'll take the bet.

 

[trido]

I know I'm only a reefkeeper and havent been around that long but. (Sorry Len) Has any one considered that Len has possibly spent all of his hard earned money on his tank and simply cant afford a camera?
I too am waiting to see pics.

 

[LA-Lawman]

I know I'm only a reefkeeper and havent been around that long but. (Sorry Len) Has any one considered that Len has possibly spent all of his hard earned money on his tank and simply cant afford a camera?
I too am waiting to see pics.

Ok, Have you seen a pic of Len! you are telling me he doesn't have a camera! yeh right! j/k len!

Len is just unable to remove it from the case and focus it on command....!

He has a shot of it in his tank build thread.... but a close up would be nice!

 

[Len]

I broke my right index finger and it is too painful to snap the shutter on my camera. :twisted:

But ya, you can see the vortech in one of my old tank shots:

 

[Anonymous]

what a gorgeous system! I really like your rockwork - and it looks so clean!

The vortech would be very unobtrusive except for what looks like a red rubber gasket??? Any idea why they have such a bright piece on an otherwise black pump?

thanks for the pic!

jayo

 

[Len]

They're going to change it to a black gasket (if they haven't already). It's easy to swap out since it's not joined/glued to the unit. Also, mine has a yellow impellar but the production ones have a black one.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh, that's good to know (I'm assuming you meant a yellow propeller). Thanks!

jayo

 

[da colts1]

i have a vortech, i love it, i have it on a currentsea wave maker(very cool wavemaker i bought on e-bay)it is on 1 side and a modded maxijet 1200 is on the other side. they change every 2 minutes. they have changed the gasket from red to black, i understand that the red ones were on beta test models. here are a couple of pics of it on my 125 reef.

 

[da colts1]

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