- Location
- Highland Mills, NY
Just ordered the MP10 from TB Aquatics for my 46bow, can't wait to get it! Anyone have any comments/reviews out there.....
Edward
Edward
Vortech MP10
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Chiefmcfuz
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I love mine. Works perfectly.
- Location
- north jersey
mp10
i have mine in a 55 gal seahorse/refugium tank.
the pluses are: adjustable speed, no heat transfer, feed mode, night mode, accidental disconnect safety mode, various wave program--you can program to suit your need, option to have a back up battery--don't know how long but if they claim it would do 24 hrs. on the mp40, i would assume perhaps twice that on the mp10?
the minuses: can be loud/whiny at certain wave mode--not good in the bedroom or a quiet room, at full throttle, the outside housing gets quite hot after a while. if the electricity goes out and it's not connected to a back up battery, night mode need to be reprogrammed...which you have to do it at the time you want the night mode to start, ie. if your night mode starts at 2 am.....you gotta stay up to program it then. if you accidentally change the custom programmed wave mode to other mode, you need to re-program the custom wave mode to tune in the wave again. in the beginning that's not as easy to get the optimal intensity and frequency but with some experience, one can re-program it in just a minute or two. the programming is not very intuitive.
overall i am very happy with the vortechs....mp10 and mp40. the pluses outshine the minuses. imo, for the money, nothing comes close to it. the only question i have is longevity....i have the mp40's for less than a year and mp10 just a couple of months.
i have mine in a 55 gal seahorse/refugium tank.
the pluses are: adjustable speed, no heat transfer, feed mode, night mode, accidental disconnect safety mode, various wave program--you can program to suit your need, option to have a back up battery--don't know how long but if they claim it would do 24 hrs. on the mp40, i would assume perhaps twice that on the mp10?
the minuses: can be loud/whiny at certain wave mode--not good in the bedroom or a quiet room, at full throttle, the outside housing gets quite hot after a while. if the electricity goes out and it's not connected to a back up battery, night mode need to be reprogrammed...which you have to do it at the time you want the night mode to start, ie. if your night mode starts at 2 am.....you gotta stay up to program it then. if you accidentally change the custom programmed wave mode to other mode, you need to re-program the custom wave mode to tune in the wave again. in the beginning that's not as easy to get the optimal intensity and frequency but with some experience, one can re-program it in just a minute or two. the programming is not very intuitive.
overall i am very happy with the vortechs....mp10 and mp40. the pluses outshine the minuses. imo, for the money, nothing comes close to it. the only question i have is longevity....i have the mp40's for less than a year and mp10 just a couple of months.
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- Location
- Bethpage,NY
Excellent product and American!:usa1:
- Location
- long island ny
cant go wrong with the vortech
- Location
- Chelsea, NYC
Love it!!!
- Location
- Highland Mills, NY
Got it yesterday, and I have to say it's worth the money. Great pump! Might get me a second one...... Only thing I wished it had it's a timer, to have more control of the different modes without having to do it manually. The night mode feature is nice though, just wished it was more controllable....
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