Musiker
01/14/2009, 08:30 AM
Hi
I bought two Vortech MP40-W for my new tank and wanted to share my experiences sofar (running 14 days)
The good stuff:
1. The FLOW - These things have an absolutly amazing flow. So powerfull yet so gentle..
2. The software is very well thought out (small improvements needed imo). Things like Disconnect detect, sync/antisync are sweet
3. Ease of use. So easy to setup
4. I like the design a lot.
Small things:
1. Programmable Night mode speed
2. I am having trouble seeing if my slave reacts correctly in Lagoon mode.. An indication on the LEDs when receiving a RF message would be helpfull.
3. Would be nice with a PC controlled master driver - I have a small EEEbox running linux attached to my aquarium. Would love to be able to use that as a controller.. Release RF protocol maybe, hehe!
The not so good stuff - Really only the noise!:
1. Makes more noise than I had hoped for - Would gladly pay a premium for more silent ones!
2. Night mode is too noisy - For some reason the 40% constant makes more noise than the Lagoon mode (which byfar seems to be the most silent running one)
3. Running pumps at 100% I can not imagine anyone with the tank in their living room being satisfied with noise level at 100%??
BR
Henrik
An image of my tank (8 days after I moved stuff from my 250L)
http://yanoo.dk/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/IMGP0302%7E0.jpg
I bought two Vortech MP40-W for my new tank and wanted to share my experiences sofar (running 14 days)
The good stuff:
1. The FLOW - These things have an absolutly amazing flow. So powerfull yet so gentle..
2. The software is very well thought out (small improvements needed imo). Things like Disconnect detect, sync/antisync are sweet
3. Ease of use. So easy to setup
4. I like the design a lot.
Small things:
1. Programmable Night mode speed
2. I am having trouble seeing if my slave reacts correctly in Lagoon mode.. An indication on the LEDs when receiving a RF message would be helpfull.
3. Would be nice with a PC controlled master driver - I have a small EEEbox running linux attached to my aquarium. Would love to be able to use that as a controller.. Release RF protocol maybe, hehe!
The not so good stuff - Really only the noise!:
1. Makes more noise than I had hoped for - Would gladly pay a premium for more silent ones!
2. Night mode is too noisy - For some reason the 40% constant makes more noise than the Lagoon mode (which byfar seems to be the most silent running one)
3. Running pumps at 100% I can not imagine anyone with the tank in their living room being satisfied with noise level at 100%??
BR
Henrik
An image of my tank (8 days after I moved stuff from my 250L)
http://yanoo.dk/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/IMGP0302%7E0.jpg