The vortechs is a love hate powerhead, some people love them some hate them....
The pros of vortech: pump sits outside so less heat in your tank, less obstruction of view inside your tank because only the impeller sits inside, wide flow
The cons: since the pump sits outside it makes more noise, mp10 has a whine to it, mp40 more like a electric scooter. Some people go crazy from the noise for me I don't hear them.
Do you need a $500 powerhead? That's up to how much you can justify spending. I love mine and don't regret buying it, because of all listed above it suits my needs. I had tunze before and for me less mechanical in the tank is better.
If the powerhead is fine in your tank now why change it? I am running sps so I need more flow, there are cheaper controllable powerheads on the market now like the jebao wp40 and they're money we'll spent, I am even considering upgrading my mp10 for one....
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