Vortech pumps

CaneinBatonRouge · Dec 30, 2009

Seems quite a few of our Louisiana reef members have experienced some minor problems with the Vortech pumps. I'm curious as to how wide spread this is and this site offers a larger cross-section of the reefing community.

rng_pw · Dec 30, 2009

I had nothing but bad experiences with mine. I have a friend who recently bought 5 of them and in a period of 2 months he has had to fix something on at least 4 of them. If your considering new pumps I would recomend going with tunzies

JR's Reef · Dec 30, 2009

I have 2 and have had no problems out of mine.

RedSox81 · Dec 30, 2009

I also have 2 mp40w with no problems at all.

ReeferRob · Dec 30, 2009

1 mp10 1 mp20 love love them, not a single issue. Had them since August I think, just took them apart and cleaned them last night. Super easy!

cet98 · Dec 30, 2009

I have 2 MP10s and couldn't be happier....trouble free for me

Azurel · Dec 30, 2009

I have had my MP20 for a year and had 0 issues.....Knock on wood.

gparr · Dec 30, 2009

I've had an MP40w for 3+ years. It's performed flawlessly.
gary

CookieJar · Dec 30, 2009

I've had 2 MP40w for ~3 years. I've sent them back a few times for some circuit board problems. I've also have problems with the bearings, which is in part due to my lack of cleaning. The customer support has been great though and I'm still happy with them.

rng_pw · Dec 30, 2009

well to be fair My tank is 3/4 inch thick so that was kinda pushing it for the vortecs

dream coral · Dec 31, 2009

I have five and three keep giving me problems over and over

Tanked · Dec 31, 2009

I have a mp40 and I have had a couple minor issues.the wet side fell before so I tied a piece of fishing line And it has never come off since.Love the pump despite minor issues.

IntDboy · Dec 31, 2009

I also had a minor problem with my Mp40...The wetside kept falling off...But they sent me a new screw and it seemed to fix the problem...Fingers Crossed..

Demonic · Dec 31, 2009

I had one but never got to use it due to some problems with the seller. Needless to say I had to order a few items to get it running and can say the customer service is top notch. Eric is the man.

Doahh · Dec 31, 2009

Not a single problem with mine knock on wood.

DEERE G · Dec 31, 2009

No issues here. (3) MP40's

benny z · Dec 31, 2009

i've had my two since before the wireless drivers came out. i upgraded them to the wireless driver and newer version of the wet side about a year ago.

there is definitely a learning curve and much patience involved when first setting them up, but once you get past that i really like them.

Dave3112 · Dec 31, 2009

I have had 2 MP10's since May and I haven't had a single problem out of them. Love em.

shaggy420 · Dec 31, 2009

the only problem i have had is a snail crawled into the wetside and jammed the prop. they are supposed to have an automatic shutoff if the prop gets jammed but it didnt work. the pump kept trying to spin, breaking the prop off the magnet and warping it. other than that they have worked great.