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Great news! We have begun shipping our newest pump, the VorTech MP20, to our family of retailers and distributors! Pre-order sales have been brisk and the shipping of product to retailers and distributors is right on schedule.
The MP20 is ideally suited for aquariums smaller than 70 gallons and features adjustable flow rates between 500 and 2000 gph. Like its big brother the MP40w, the MP20 produces unmatched broad yet gentle flow while placing the motor outside the tank - preserving the beauty of your aquarium and enhancing the health of your tank's ecosystem.
MSRP on the MP20 is $295. Click here to view a list of our retailer outlets: http://www.ecotechmarine.com/retailers/distributorlist.php
The MP20 leverages our patented and award-winning technology of the MP40w and offers many of the same features, including:
* Feed Mode: Slows down your pump for 10 minutes to allow you to feed your aquarium
* Constant Speed Mode: The pump runs at a constant speed you set based on your aquarium's specific needs.
* Reef Crest Mode: Simulate the high energy conditions of a natural reef crest environment.
* Lagoon Mode: Simulate a calmer, lagoon reef environment.
* Long Pulse Mode: Allows for wave pulse timings of between 2 and 60 seconds, enabling the creation of slow alternating flow throughout the tank.
* Short Pulse Mode: Allows for wave pulse timings of between 0.3 and 2 seconds, enabling the creating of resonant standing waves within the tank.
* Night Mode: Enables the pump to operate for 14 hours in whichever mode is selected for the day and go back to Night Mode for 10 hours.
* Pump Disconnect: Automatically shuts down the system if the wet and dry sides become separated.
* Optional Battery Backup: Keeps the circulation going during power failure for 120 hours or longer.
The MP20 met with great enthusiasm when it previewed earlier this year at the Marine Aqaurium Expo in Costa Mesa, CA and specifications include:
* Appropriate Tank Size: 20 to 70 gallons
* Dimensions:
Wet Side: 3" diameter by 2.25" long
Dry Side: 3" diameter by 2.25" long
* Flow: 500 to 2,000 gallons per hour
* Power consumption: 6 to 18 watts
* Aquarium Wall Thickness: 3/16" to 3/4"
* Clearance needed behind aquarium: 3"
We have on-going dialogs with our customers, engage in frequent conversation with our retailers, and the market has spoken. The interest in VorTech technology, for smaller tanks, with a limited range of functionality and at a lower price point is huge. Not everyone perceives the need to have wireless communication between their pumps or is ready to purchase the high end model of the most superior product line on the market. If this sounds like you, the MP20 is your pump.
The best part is that the MP20 can be easily upgraded to the MP40w by purchasing a special upgrade kit providing additional functionality and flow and enabling wireless communication between pumps. This kit will begin shipping soon at an MSRP of $150.
With all the electrical components outside the aquarium and a variety of easy-to-program modes, the VorTech remains the safest, smallest, most attractive, and most versatile pump on the market.
-Tim
The MP20 is ideally suited for aquariums smaller than 70 gallons and features adjustable flow rates between 500 and 2000 gph. Like its big brother the MP40w, the MP20 produces unmatched broad yet gentle flow while placing the motor outside the tank - preserving the beauty of your aquarium and enhancing the health of your tank's ecosystem.
MSRP on the MP20 is $295. Click here to view a list of our retailer outlets: http://www.ecotechmarine.com/retailers/distributorlist.php
The MP20 leverages our patented and award-winning technology of the MP40w and offers many of the same features, including:
* Feed Mode: Slows down your pump for 10 minutes to allow you to feed your aquarium
* Constant Speed Mode: The pump runs at a constant speed you set based on your aquarium's specific needs.
* Reef Crest Mode: Simulate the high energy conditions of a natural reef crest environment.
* Lagoon Mode: Simulate a calmer, lagoon reef environment.
* Long Pulse Mode: Allows for wave pulse timings of between 2 and 60 seconds, enabling the creation of slow alternating flow throughout the tank.
* Short Pulse Mode: Allows for wave pulse timings of between 0.3 and 2 seconds, enabling the creating of resonant standing waves within the tank.
* Night Mode: Enables the pump to operate for 14 hours in whichever mode is selected for the day and go back to Night Mode for 10 hours.
* Pump Disconnect: Automatically shuts down the system if the wet and dry sides become separated.
* Optional Battery Backup: Keeps the circulation going during power failure for 120 hours or longer.
The MP20 met with great enthusiasm when it previewed earlier this year at the Marine Aqaurium Expo in Costa Mesa, CA and specifications include:
* Appropriate Tank Size: 20 to 70 gallons
* Dimensions:
Wet Side: 3" diameter by 2.25" long
Dry Side: 3" diameter by 2.25" long
* Flow: 500 to 2,000 gallons per hour
* Power consumption: 6 to 18 watts
* Aquarium Wall Thickness: 3/16" to 3/4"
* Clearance needed behind aquarium: 3"
We have on-going dialogs with our customers, engage in frequent conversation with our retailers, and the market has spoken. The interest in VorTech technology, for smaller tanks, with a limited range of functionality and at a lower price point is huge. Not everyone perceives the need to have wireless communication between their pumps or is ready to purchase the high end model of the most superior product line on the market. If this sounds like you, the MP20 is your pump.
The best part is that the MP20 can be easily upgraded to the MP40w by purchasing a special upgrade kit providing additional functionality and flow and enabling wireless communication between pumps. This kit will begin shipping soon at an MSRP of $150.
With all the electrical components outside the aquarium and a variety of easy-to-program modes, the VorTech remains the safest, smallest, most attractive, and most versatile pump on the market.
-Tim
