Tunze Nano Wavebox or VorTech MP20?

[es355lucille]

Myka, Have you given any thought to the noise factor? I am also looking at both Tunze and Vortech. Some say the Vortech Gen II are not as noisey as the first ones.

I have a new tank that will be in our living room. I love the vids of the Vortech MP40.......just don't want to have to "YELL" over the sound.

Thoughts? Anyone own a Vortech and think its noisey?

Originally Posted by Myka

Ok I watched some vids on YouTube of the VorTech's wave action. I think I'm sold. It does a pretty good job of making waves, $50 cheaper, less tank space, more versatile. That's enough reasons for me...

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by es355lucille

Myka, Have you given any thought to the noise factor? I am also looking at both Tunze and Vortech. Some say the Vortech Gen II are not as noisey as the first ones.

I have a new tank that will be in our living room. I love the vids of the Vortech MP40.......just don't want to have to "YELL" over the sound.

Thoughts? Anyone own a Vortech and think its noisey?

Read ihavecrabs cube tank thread.

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by fishytime

If you want to go vortech do it soon.

WHy is that? Got a little insider info?

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by Myka

Hmm...I haven't looked at the YouTube vids yet. I didn't think the VorTech would be able to make a decent wave. I will go look now that you've mentioned it, thanks!

You want to see a Vortech make a wave... Check this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLPme...eature=related

[rstar]

Originally Posted by JDigital

You want to see a Vortech make a wave... Check this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLPme...eature=related

Good vid Jdigital, but i wonder what it would be like in a real reef. After talking to tunze yesterday, and a little experimentation with my wavebox, i dicovered that an overflow really kills the wave, with my return pump off, my wave is insane in my tank, really nice to see. With the return on its kind of blah. I wonder if it would be any different with the vortech? Ot has anything to do with the positioning of the overflow. ie; if it is a center over flow it would be better. My overflow is a single corner overflow.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by fishytime

If you want to go vortech do it soon.

Why do you say that??

Originally Posted by es355lucille

Myka, Have you given any thought to the noise factor? I am also looking at both Tunze and Vortech. Some say the Vortech Gen II are not as noisey as the first ones.

I have a new tank that will be in our living room. I love the vids of the Vortech MP40.......just don't want to have to "YELL" over the sound.

Thoughts? Anyone own a Vortech and think its noisey?

I thought the MP40's were the ones getting the noise complaints? I thought it was the MP20s that seem to have the kinks worked out...?

[Pazil]

Originally Posted by rstar

Good vid Jdigital, but i wonder what it would be like in a real reef. After talking to tunze yesterday, and a little experimentation with my wavebox, i dicovered that an overflow really kills the wave, with my return pump off, my wave is insane in my tank, really nice to see. With the return on its kind of blah. I wonder if it would be any different with the vortech? Ot has anything to do with the positioning of the overflow. ie; if it is a center over flow it would be better. My overflow is a single corner overflow.

My overflow is a single corner aswell.... I put the wavebox in the front corner of my cube and this caused the wave to run from the front corner where the wavebox is to the opposite rear corner.... In turn the water level at the corner overflow is not affected.

Cheers
Lawrence

[digital-audiophile]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

WHy is that? Got a little insider info?

Indeed... please share.

Price is going up I take it?

[banditpowdercoat]

Possibly no Canadian distributor, I heard.

[Myka]

That would suck.