I might be dreaming here but how hard would it be for some of you more tech savvy guys to come up with a ramp-able/controllable 0-10V pump?
just dreaming out load...
how about a controlleble pump....
Re: how about a controlleble pump....
yeah I was just reading through the tunze thread. just might do that...
I am correct that you can only used the controllable pumps? for that price I will go with vortechs
I am correct that you can only used the controllable pumps? for that price I will go with vortechs
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tkeracer619
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Re: how about a controlleble pump....
I built my own a while back. Trust me when I say its better to just spend the money.
But if your interested... here is a video of it running a wavebox...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9JiFR-H3Sw
I made that pump from scratch, including the plastic mold, the windings, and most all of the other parts other then the impeller... I had way too much time on my hands back then...
It actually only cost me about 50 bucks in materials to make the pump. It does roughly 1200gph. Problem is that you need a fair amount of equipment and a good amount of electronics knowledge to pull it off. I actually still have it somewhere and it works just fine. If I included the time it took me I could have worked at MacDonalds and got a pair of Vortechs in the same time frame...
But if your interested... here is a video of it running a wavebox...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9JiFR-H3Sw
I made that pump from scratch, including the plastic mold, the windings, and most all of the other parts other then the impeller... I had way too much time on my hands back then...
It actually only cost me about 50 bucks in materials to make the pump. It does roughly 1200gph. Problem is that you need a fair amount of equipment and a good amount of electronics knowledge to pull it off. I actually still have it somewhere and it works just fine. If I included the time it took me I could have worked at MacDonalds and got a pair of Vortechs in the same time frame...
Re: how about a controlleble pump....
tkeracer619,
that great! yeah I most likly will get a pair of mp10 for my 75 softie LPS tank. just was thinking why some of the big players like JBJ or Koralia etc has not made one??
anyway just thinking out load...
that great! yeah I most likly will get a pair of mp10 for my 75 softie LPS tank. just was thinking why some of the big players like JBJ or Koralia etc has not made one??
anyway just thinking out load...
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tkeracer619
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Re: how about a controlleble pump....
Thanks 
They make more money off the non controllable versions. It doesn't make sense to invest money into new equipment to make a product that will sell less and make less profits.
Some companies care more about their customers then the bottom line. A happy loyal customer is worth the same as 10 random buys buy some CEOs don't understand this.
They make more money off the non controllable versions. It doesn't make sense to invest money into new equipment to make a product that will sell less and make less profits.
Some companies care more about their customers then the bottom line. A happy loyal customer is worth the same as 10 random buys buy some CEOs don't understand this.