Vortech MP40, first impressions

[Big_Pun]

you forgot 30 bucks and extra wires so it knows its night time lol

BAZINGA!

[350gt]

I can only imagine the mess of wires involved with that set up.....

Sorry on a rimless tank I would only want the cleanest and finest ;)

[rrasco]

you forgot 30 bucks and extra wires so it knows its night time lol

BAZINGA!

Vortech's don't know when it's night time, do they? Didn't think so.

I can only imagine the mess of wires involved with that set up.....

Sorry on a rimless tank I would only want the cleanest and finest ;)

I agree, which is why I HATE the wires on the outside of my nice DSA rimless tank. The vortech already has three wires. One from wall to power supply, power supply to controller, then controller to pump. The wavemaker would have one to the controller (maybe one to a power brick, but IDK yet) and one to each pump. If you ran two K6, that's only two wires from the controller. Same as the vortechs and with vortech you have extra controllers. So which one really has extra wires or is it all in the eye of the beholder?

[Big_Pun]

someone didn't read the instructions how to set night mode and adjust how long to stay in it easy as two buttons. maybe thats why you dont like it, r.t.f.m. as my unlce would tell me lol.

[350gt]

Eye of the beholder I guess....

mounted the way I do.. I never notice them.. Actually want to go look now.. LoL

guess I was concerned at one point cause with my pc4s I was concerned about real estate.. And I'm glad 2 pumps can do as much as 4 or more pumps..... Would hate to have to dedicate a whole pc4 or more to just flow.....

[rrasco]

someone didn't read the instructions how to set night mode and adjust how long to stay in it easy as two buttons. maybe thats why you dont like it, r.t.f.m. as my unlce would tell me lol.

LOL I'm aware what RTFM means. I'll have to go back and read it again, but I was under the impression it's a manual night mode, meaning you have to put it into night mode every night, it doesn't do it automatically. Similar to how it goes into feed mode.

[rrasco]

Eye of the beholder I guess....

mounted the way I do.. I never notice them.. Actually want to go look now.. LoL

guess I was concerned at one point cause with my pc4s I was concerned about real estate.. And I'm glad 2 pumps can do as much as 4 or more pumps..... Would hate to have to dedicate a whole pc4 or more to just flow.....

Well, technically, the k8 have a higher advertised flow than the mp40.

[Big_Pun]

Well, technically, the k8 have a higher advertised flow than the mp40.

and the size of a Russian nuclear sub lol

[350gt]

If I had to run koralias I would.....


Never said they are not good pumps.... Just can't do as much as a mp40 or look half as sexy..

[rrasco]

that's my point tony, they do everything the vortechs can and can save money doing it.

not sure what a russian sub has to do with anything.