What kind of livestock do you keep. I run a 48”x18”x18” sps tank with 2 OW40’s. They’re about just right when they’re clean. If they’re dirty then they’re a little weak. I have a 60”x24”x24” I’ll be upgrading to and I would consider either adding a pair of OW60 or even springing for some vortech mp40’s to add to the jebaos. The Chinese crap moniker is a weak accusation. I had a first gen mp40 that had two wet side magnets corrode, as well as a tunze 6105 motor die on me inside of a year of use. I’ve had a sicce syncra die on me inside of a year too. Yet I have gen 1 wp40 pumps still running also from 2013 that are still going strong all original pieces.
Take apart a vortech dry side and guess what the sticker on the stator coils say? “Made in Taiwan.” Just because a company’s majority shareholders and corporate HQ is in America doesn’t mean their products are made there. And just because a pump is $500, there’s no intrinsic guarantee it’ll be any more reliable than one that is $100. They use similar components. You’re paying for marketing and software development mostly, and English speaking customer service reps
