jonnyjr
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Having kept tropical and marine tanks for a few years, I always came back to a common problem, flow. I either couldn't get it all around the tank, or enough of it, when i did it involved large, obscure pumps. I have been thinking of my options for more flow in my planted tank, considering a closed loop system or bigger pump. I then looked at my marine tank. Introducing my new toy a EcoTech Vortech adjustable flow pump.
The pumps main selling point for marines is that all the electrics are outside of the tank minimising heat transfer. This is irrelevant for me. But the small footprint, and minimal equipment in the tank is a big advantage. The pump works by creating alternating electromagnetic currents through coils which transfer through the glass to the rotor on the other side of the glass.
The main advantage is being able to precisely control the flow of the pump adjusting it for any tank I decide to put it on in the future up to 8000lph. There are a few functions that although not that relevant to planted tanks are still handy like the pump stopping for 10 min in feeding mode and the adjusting of flow rate over a set time.
I will let you all know how it goes after testing it for a while. But first impressions are good, has a very wide gentle flow pattern, turning the water over as opposed to pummelling the plants even when turned up.
The pumps main selling point for marines is that all the electrics are outside of the tank minimising heat transfer. This is irrelevant for me. But the small footprint, and minimal equipment in the tank is a big advantage. The pump works by creating alternating electromagnetic currents through coils which transfer through the glass to the rotor on the other side of the glass.
The main advantage is being able to precisely control the flow of the pump adjusting it for any tank I decide to put it on in the future up to 8000lph. There are a few functions that although not that relevant to planted tanks are still handy like the pump stopping for 10 min in feeding mode and the adjusting of flow rate over a set time.
I will let you all know how it goes after testing it for a while. But first impressions are good, has a very wide gentle flow pattern, turning the water over as opposed to pummelling the plants even when turned up.