VorTech Propeller Pump!!

Woodstock · 12-02-2005, 10:34 AM

I want 2 of these!!! I like the "no heat transfer" and the "battery back up"!! No price yet

They will be on the market Spring of '06...

Bracketless Design
No Heat Transfer
Controllable
No AC current
Run-Save Design
Energy Savings
Low Maintenance
WaveController
BatteryBackup

http://www.ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech.htm

NaH2O · 12-02-2005, 11:45 AM

These are very cool - I know I posted this to you before, but one drawback I've found is you can't direct your flow like you can with the Tunzes. So, if you needed to angle them or point them to a specific area, if that isn't straight on, you can't do it. The battery backup is the best part. Supposedly, they will be in the same price range as the Tunzes (maybe a little lower?)....but I don't know if anyone really knows for sure. MtnDewMan tried to get on the testing list.

Let me dig up Alberto's (dgasmd) pic of it:

Witfull · 12-02-2005, 02:55 PM

i saw these a few months ago,,,i like it very much, i'd like 2 one on each side hooked to a wave maker~

cheeks69 · 12-02-2005, 07:59 PM

I saw the pics Alberto posted about them from MACNA they look very cool, don't know how well they'd work on a wavemaker though.

Warnberg · 12-02-2005, 08:11 PM

Interesting... how much water do they move with and without electricity anyone know?

mps9506 · 12-02-2005, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheeks69

I saw the pics Alberto posted about them from MACNA they look very cool, don't know how well they'd work on a wavemaker though.

They will have a wave controller avaiable for it though. My guess is it will be like the tunze controller.

Kensn · 12-02-2005, 09:56 PM

If ya click on Wave controller in Doni's first post, you will see it is a wireless wavemaker that will controll up to tenof the power heads. I think that is pretty nifty...

Jerome · 12-03-2005, 12:09 AM

Looks great!

Melev · 12-16-2005, 06:30 AM

Did you see the video yet? 6 megs

:meeting:

Woodstock · 12-16-2005, 06:34 AM

Thanks Melev... it looks really strong!

Melev · 12-16-2005, 06:46 AM

I'm looking forward to seeing one in action in a real reef personally. There is quite a thread on RC in the IceCap Forum. Apparently they are working on some type of method to direct the flow, even though it really isn't necessary. The idea is the propellar creates a laminar flow that moves through the entire tank, from what I've read. It isn't like a powerhead.

Plus it is substantially smaller than a Tunze Stream pump, and I have two of those already. I want to put a VorTech at the opposite end of my tank, flowing against the two Stream pumps.

Woodstock · 12-16-2005, 06:49 AM

I'm very excited about this product!

Gumby · 12-16-2005, 07:43 AM

That's wicked!!!!!
I want one.
I have officially put this on next years Christmas list.

Melev · 12-16-2005, 02:27 PM

I'd put it on your Easter list. It should come out in March, last I read.

BHinAK · 12-17-2005, 07:19 AM

I am SO getting these. I want all my water warming PHs gone. Can you say " Sorry kids no Xbox 360 untill next year."

12-02-2005, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,614 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	VorTech Propeller Pump!! I want 2 of these!!! I like the "no heat transfer" and the "battery back up"!! No price yet They will be on the market Spring of '06... Bracketless Design No Heat Transfer Controllable No AC current Run-Save Design Energy Savings Low Maintenance WaveController BatteryBackup http://www.ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech.htm __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

12-02-2005, 11:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
NaH2O Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,928 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! These are very cool - I know I posted this to you before, but one drawback I've found is you can't direct your flow like you can with the Tunzes. So, if you needed to angle them or point them to a specific area, if that isn't straight on, you can't do it. The battery backup is the best part. Supposedly, they will be in the same price range as the Tunzes (maybe a little lower?)....but I don't know if anyone really knows for sure. MtnDewMan tried to get on the testing list. Let me dig up Alberto's (dgasmd) pic of it: __________________ ~Nikki~

12-02-2005, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,843 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! I saw the pics Alberto posted about them from MACNA they look very cool, don't know how well they'd work on a wavemaker though. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

12-02-2005, 08:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! Interesting... how much water do they move with and without electricity anyone know? __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

12-02-2005, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kensn Reef Lobster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Auburn Wa. Posts: 1,251 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! If ya click on Wave controller in Doni's first post, you will see it is a wireless wavemaker that will controll up to tenof the power heads. I think that is pretty nifty... __________________ Ken When the ebbing tide retreats Along the rocky shoreline It leaves a trail of tidal pools In a short-lived galaxy Rush

12-03-2005, 12:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
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12-16-2005, 06:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
Melev Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! Did you see the video yet? 6 megs :meeting: __________________ Visit Melev's Reef 280g Starfire reef with all the essential equipment.

12-16-2005, 06:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,614 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! Thanks Melev... it looks really strong! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

12-16-2005, 06:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
Melev Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! I'm looking forward to seeing one in action in a real reef personally. There is quite a thread on RC in the IceCap Forum. Apparently they are working on some type of method to direct the flow, even though it really isn't necessary. The idea is the propellar creates a laminar flow that moves through the entire tank, from what I've read. It isn't like a powerhead. Plus it is substantially smaller than a Tunze Stream pump, and I have two of those already. I want to put a VorTech at the opposite end of my tank, flowing against the two Stream pumps. __________________ Visit Melev's Reef 280g Starfire reef with all the essential equipment.

12-16-2005, 06:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,614 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! I'm very excited about this product! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

12-16-2005, 07:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
Gumby Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Miamisburg OH Posts: 410 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! That's wicked!!!!! I want one. I have officially put this on next years Christmas list. __________________ Seeking Reefer Enlightenment i am the lorax, i speak for the trees 75g: 140+ lbs LR, 90+ lbs LS, 20+/- g sump (LR & Macro) coral beauty, bicolor blenny ,java scott damsel,2 clowns, 6 line wrasse and assorted hermits and snails 4 diff kinds of shrooms, 2 diff zooas, 2 diff star polyps and a frogspawn that is ready to split and a "free" Kenya tree. 2 - #4 Hydor Koralia's TERM II installed and pumping gunk Lighting - Current Extreme 260 watts - 2 T5 12k white (460nm) and 2 actinic with moon light on a timer for 8 to 9 hrs total.

12-16-2005, 02:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
Melev Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! I'd put it on your Easter list. It should come out in March, last I read. __________________ Visit Melev's Reef 280g Starfire reef with all the essential equipment.

12-17-2005, 07:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
BHinAK Sea Pen Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 318 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: VorTech Propeller Pump!! I am SO getting these. I want all my water warming PHs gone. Can you say " Sorry kids no Xbox 360 untill next year."

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