Vortech MP40es Questions

[Madreefer]

So I ordered one of these from Ocean Aquatics. I have a 144G half circle tank. Right now there is 3 Hydor #4's in the tank. Will one MP40 do the trick and anybody with a bow front or circle tank care to post any input on results? And those with odd ball shaped tanks have any suggestions on placement?

[Sunee]

The Eco Smart manual is available on line and it has a section on suggested placement of the pump for various tank shapes. Naturally they suggest two - a master and a slave. I am still waiting for my pumps so have no personal experience on placement but I expect someone else will chaime in with their placement and how they work. Good luck!

[Zoaelite]

I'm running a single MP 40W on my 170g 6', it creates a very dramatic amount of flow but I will be purchasing a second one shortly. Ditch the korellias ASAP, Vortec is the way to go!

[viperfish]

I bought my MP40w ES last week. My tank is 150 Gal 48x30x24" tall, I was running two K4's and two Evo 1400's. I pulled the two K4's and I am currently running a single MP40 and I have the two Evo's connected to my Apex controller as a wavemaker. I will probably add a second MP40 eventually but for now it's doing a great job of moving water. If I put mine on short pulse mode it creates quite a wave across my tank... very impressive. I have been running mine on reef crest mode pretty much full time only to put it on short pulse when I want to show off, LOL. There are certainly a ton of more options when running two MP40's but a grand for two pumps is a lot to swallow at once.

[mike31154]

Can't help with advice on placement in an odd shaped tank, my 77 is your standard rectangle so I have one MP40W ES at each end. I can pretty much assure you though that a single VorTech will be insufficient for most applications on a tank your size. You'll need to continue to supplement flow with several of your other pumps until you decide on a second VorTech. In addition, purchasing a wireless capable pump and not using the full features offered by the wireless control capabilities by having a second pump, would be a waste of money. The features and options with two or even three of these is mind boggling, almost too much to wrap your head around.

Due to the cost, I started with a single MP40W several years ago, just before the Gen 2 upgrade. I managed to snag a good deal on a second new one (Gen 2) from a fellow reefer on another forum who had a change of plans about a year after my initial purchase from J&L. A few bucks to upgrade the original to Gen 2 and I was away to the races. And of course a few months ago, I ordered a couple of the ES drivers to get the added features provided by the latest upgrade.

[Madreefer]

Thanks for your info guys. I'm looking forward to getting the powerheads out of my tank. Number one reason I chose to get the vortech over a aquacontroller. I'll get that later. I can always tell my wife that I cut one of my Hydors in half and put the motor on the outside.