EcoTech Marine’s Patent on the VorTech Pump to be Re-Examined
As if the water pump niche of the aquarium industry needed anymore drama, the magnifying glass moves now onto a patent by EcoTech Marine. According to Eric over on Glassbox Design, it would appear that the patent on the popular VorTech pump is being “re-examined”. The request for the re-examination was filed by a Houston-based [...]
Water Pump Study Has Surprising Results
By now I’m sure you’ve read the incredibly in-depth article covering measured flow output of various propeller-based water pumps over on Advanced Aquarist. For those of you who haven’t, here’s a quick rundown. The study was conducted by Michael Sandford, William Straka, and Sanjay Joshi with the main objective being to develop a method to [...]
EcoTech Marine is Hiring
Seems like a lot of aquarium companies are hiring these day…which means things are going well for the industry. EcoTech Marine is the latest company to open up its doors and offer up a new and exciting career. They have created a new customer service representative position and are looking for hands-on aquarium enthusiasts. This [...]
Battle of the Nano Pumps…Tunze Nanostream vs VorTech MP10 ES
Considering all of the different aquarium equipment that’s out there, picking the right items for your next build can be a daunting task. This holds true for every saltwater aquarium out there, from large tanks all the way down to the nano aquariums. To help sort through all of the equipment, we wanted to do [...]
AquaNerd Thanksgiving Giveaway Winner Announced
Our Thanksgiving Drawing has finally come to a close, and we’ve got a winner to announce. We would like to congratulate Eric Kellum. Eric was randomly selected from the large list of entries and will be receiving the Sequence Reeflo Snapper pump. After contacting Eric, he has indicated that the Snapper will be used as [...]
Great Product Support from EcoTech
We were very recently sent an EcoTech Marine VorTech MP10w ES from our newest sponsor Aquarium Specialty for a product review. The pump was working spectacularly for a few weeks, but randomly stopped working. The EcoSmart controller was no longer powering up and the pump wasn’t spinning. Unsure of the issue, I unplugged all of [...]
EcoTech Marine Featured in Newsweek
The guys at EcoTech Marine, the manufacturer of the extremely popular VorTech pumps, have been featured in a very recent Newsweek article entitled “College Kid to Millionaire”. The article highlights how EcoTech came into existence, indicating that the company originated as part of a college-sponsored project about seven years ago. The project later received funding [...]
VorTech MP10w ES Hands On and First Impressions
We were recently sent an EcoTech Marine VorTech MP10w with the EcoSmart controller from our newest sponsors Aquarium Specialty for a product review. Though we haven’t had a chance to fully explore all of the features of this spectacular little pump, we did want to share our first impressions. Upon opening the package, I immediately [...]
The Slightly Annoying Things About Wavemakers
Don’t get me wrong, I love anything that mimics nature and creates random, turbulent water flow. Wavemakers are spectacular pieces of equipment that have come so far in the last several years. They make some serious water flow and keep sediment suspended in the water column so that it can be properly and more effectively [...]
GHL Profilux Controller for VorTech Pumps
EcoTech and GHL Profilux have recently announced the Profilux controller for the EcoTech Marine’s VorTech pumps. This controller will allow you to control up to 11 VorTech pumps wirelessly and it will be compatible with every flow pattern the pumps have to offer. Additionally, it will support the two newly added flow patterns the EcoSmart [...]
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