VorTech Propeller Pump

[DEEPWATER]

I was looking into this product and man let me tell you one great design.I was thinking of getting one instead of the tunze
Its coming out in april.

But do you guys think about this.Is anyone thinking of changing their tunze streams?:groupflip

 

[DEEPWATER]

oh its $345 ,kinda pricey ,but no cords in the tank ,yippy

 

[nanoreefer22]

I was looking into this product and man let me tell you one great design.I was thinking of getting one instead of the tunze
Its coming out in april.

But do you guys think about this.Is anyone thinking of changing their tunze streams?:groupflip

I've seen it in action in person and my lord this thing is sexy! Teeny tiny and the flow is great , spent some time staring at it of course.

 

[noodleman]

$345...does it come witha controller?

 

[DEEPWATER]

I've seen it in action in person and my lord this thing is sexy! Teeny tiny and the flow is great , spent some time staring at it of course.

Hmm Teeny Tiny ,well im getting closer to order this one

What is the wattage on it?i cant find in the specs

 

[nanoreefer22]

I think its like 20-40 or something like that depending on the speed you run it at....ask Prattreef(Randy), hes got it .
-Kris

 

[DEEPWATER]

$345...does it come witha controller?

I think so ,it says ,,anywhere from 100 to 3000 GPH

 

[DEEPWATER]

I think its like 20-40 or something like that depending on the speed you run it at....ask Prattreef(Randy), hes got it .
-Kris

Really i should of made and offer with trading the salt :smash: lol

 

[aaron23]

a few people from rc were thinking of doing a group buy on the vortex pumps im interested in possibly two.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Cool ,Im hopng he will chime in a bit or so,Oh yeah i might be goin to Ezee this wek ,maybe randy can give me a tour of it :biggrin:

 

[DEEPWATER]

a few people from rc were thinking of doing a group buy on the vortex pumps im interested in possibly two.

If anyone wants any ,I can do a Pre order for the 1s batch :thrash:

 

[herman]

same size, just part of it is outside. I like being able to face the tunze where I want it to go. I know I can knock the tunze off. Im still not convinced!

 

[DEEPWATER]

same size, just part of it is outside. I like being able to face the tunze where I want it to go. I know I can knock the tunze off. Im still not convinced!

Good point on the direction .that is very important having one direction is a minus

 

[nanoreefer22]

same size, just part of it is outside. I like being able to face the tunze where I want it to go. I know I can knock the tunze off. Im still not convinced!

It's smaller than a Tunze. The thing is the flow from the vortech is very wide. Did you check it out at Pratt yet?

 

[prattreef]

Ronen,
I am one of the beta testers If you want to check one out, you are welcome to stop by anytime. I've had it a month or so and I coudn't be happier. To answer a few of the questions, it has speed control (30-100%) right out of the box. They are in the final design phase of a very high tech wireless controller that will control up to 10 pumps at once with all the usual bells and whistles and more. Also, and most important to me, they will also be introducing a battery backup that integrates seemlessly with the pump providing 24+hrs. of run time-- the pump senses the power outtage and automatically ramps down to low speed and kicks into battery mode. When the power returns, the pump ramps back up and recharges the battery. The price for these 2 add ons is not yet known and all told will be quite hefty, but high tech water movement and power outage security in one package is very appealing to me consideing the price we pay for everything else in this hobby. The wattage usage is still not public knowledge, but it is very close to 30W depending on the speed you run the pump.

Randy

 

[herman]

I have to see it in action. My tank cant handle any more flow than It already has. I dont need more power, just more efficiency! I just have to see it. Also I have 4 cats and three dogs. If that pump does not fall accidentally, then I will get one.

My biggest fear in the tank is the powerhead failing. I spent way too much money and time on redundancy to make sure that does not happen. The powerhead being able to be knocked off is not something I can live with. Remains to be seen as far as I am concerned.

Its always the same, people overly excited over a new product. How will it be when faced with mass production etc......

 

[Pedro]

Is there a website where i can see these things?..I'm just curious how they look, i still love the tunzes.

 

[Deanos]

Is there a website where i can see these things?..I'm just curious how they look, i still love the tunzes.

Here's a video: Vortech flow

 

[prattreef]

There are several massive threads in the Icecap forum on RC that pretty much answer all questions and have photos and even videos. RD

 

[Quang]

Here's a video: Vortech flow

That's really convincing. WOW. :bagfish: