Anyone got a dead vortech MP40/MP20? Or Live MP20 for sale? - Found one!!!! :)

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by PoonTang

Bummer. I am sure 1 will show up or you could sell off what you have left. Replace it with a MP60

LOL my fish would all be plastered to the glass. I think an MP60 would be overkill at this point and my wallet couldn't take it. I've got a tunze 6025 I can put in that spot until I can find some funds to replace the dry side if needed. I'll be damned if I'm using yet another birthday/christmas for some broken thing on my tank. Its like it knows...

[dave_C]

i have a dead dry side laying around not sure what was wrong with it other than the main magnet cracked in half, but i am sure the motor is still good so if you want it i can send the unit to you

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by conceptaquariums

i have a dead dry side laying around not sure what was wrong with it other than the main magnet cracked in half, but i am sure the motor is still good so if you want it i can send the unit to you

OMG that would be awesome!!! I'll PM you

[DiverDude]

The pathetic part is that these pumps are disgustingly overpriced. However, if you're going to take it up the a** and buy one, I'd expect that they'd put premium quality parts in it.

Perhaps Vortech is just another company engineering it's product to last just far enough past the warranty period for you to be willing to buy another (or pay for expensive repairs).

These pumps should last a lot longer than a year or 2 !

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by DiverDude

The pathetic part is that these pumps are disgustingly overpriced. However, if you're going to take it up the a** and buy one, I'd expect that they'd put premium quality parts in it.

Perhaps Vortech is just another company engineering it's product to last just far enough past the warranty period for you to be willing to buy another (or pay for expensive repairs).

These pumps should last a lot longer than a year or 2 !

I totally agree however, two points:

1. I don't even know how old it is, I bought it third-hand (or possibly more) and its a first generation model which I think needed some help from the beginning

2. I did open up the dry side (which is a no-no if its under warranty anyways) and fart around with it which probably wasn't the smartest idea. But for the money I had invested in the pump already (not much) I really cringed at what ecotech might have charged me to fix it as personally I don't believe they're worth the $450 or whatever they go for these days even though people rave about them. Its a powerhead ffs. The only thing I like about it is no cord in the tank other than that its just another (not very versatile, it only points straight ahead) powerhead to me as I don't use any of the pulse action/tidepool/lagoon/volcanothrust or whatever other settings on it.

[christyf5]

Thanks to conceptaquariums my vortech is up and running again yay!!!

I promise to never take it apart again, that was just plain dumb

[Lance]

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by christyf5

I'll be damned if I'm using yet another birthday/christmas for some broken thing on my tank. Its like it knows...

That's too funny I know what you mean. A great deal of the 225 I built was done with xmas and bday credits. Not that I minded at the time tho!

Glad to hear your vortech issues are resolved. I think there have been huge improvements made between gen 1 and 2 and now with the mp60 but we'll have to wait and see.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by lastlight

That's too funny I know what you mean. A great deal of the 225 I built was done with xmas and bday credits. Not that I minded at the time tho!

Glad to hear your vortech issues are resolved. I think there have been huge improvements made between gen 1 and 2 and now with the mp60 but we'll have to wait and see.

For the most part I didn't mind either, until I started looking at the timing of it all. And its never to buy anything new, just to replace things that have broken, conveniently right before my bday or christmas

[muck]

You sure got the parts fast!?!?
Thats rad that you got it fixed now.