Ecotech mp40

[slm222]

You hit the nail right on the head rob. In the home or in cars consistent noise like the clicking of a clock drive me crazy. I might be better off with a tunze or something in the tank.

[Mr Cob]

Yep, I ended up going tunze, was a better option for me anyways because I only wanted a wave. I LOVED my vortechs though, like I said I had several. I went through 4 MP10's on my 85g synced (was awesome), two MP40's and a 20 on my old 220 and a MP40 then 10 on my old biocube....all made that humming noise.

If these pumps were in my fishroom I bet I would not hear them now.

My wife was annoyed with the noise as well.



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[LuckySingh]

Tunze is the way to go. I have used all their line of pumps from smallest all the way up to most powerful ones with no noise

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[kkiel02]

+2 I love tunze. I only have two tunze power heads on my 375 gallon. They are hooked up to my apex for random flow and I couldn't be happier. I love the ecotech lights, just not their pumps. The lights have such good spread I'm only running three across my 8 ft tank but that's for another thread. Haha

[Flyride95]

+3 I am in love with my Tunze as well. I have the 6206 tunze wave box in my 90gal and it has a 1.5-2" wave at all times and it is silent. Everything in my aquarium love it. Also I'm not sure why but since I have had my wave going as hard as it has my torch coral is reaching out 8-9inches. I do not know if this is common but it looks amazing!

[Zack]

I've heard you can pull the vortech sticker off and lube up the rotating peice to quite it down

[slm222]

Thanks zack I might try that

[slm222]

Found this
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1901337

Anyone try this?

[Mr Cob]

That's interesting, I'd do it if I thought a pump was broken and it was not under warranty.

I did have one that was rattling and ecotech sent me a new part to repair it and it worked afterwards and the rattling was gone but the "wraer......wraer" noise on short pulse mode was still there. lol

If yours makes the same sound that I'm trying to communicate then I don't think yours is broken.

If it's making a rattling noise like it just isn't seeded correctly then there could be an issue.



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[slm222]

I will say I'm not a fan of the noise. After listening to another the noise is normal. I think tunze is in my future. Now I just need to become a charter member to sell this.