Vortech Owners - Page 2

sjm817 · 01/12/2008, 12:15 PM

I forgot to mention and ask: The new WWD models are said to be noisier on the dry side than the old models. What are you running?

summer6 · 01/12/2008, 12:33 PM

^^^If you're referring to me I was running the MP-40's since March '07 and started to run them with the first batch ofWWD's.

sjm817 · 01/12/2008, 12:40 PM

For anyone in the thread actually.... Did you notice a difference with WWD?

GSMguy · 01/12/2008, 12:42 PM

the Reef crest and lagoon are quieter than before and the pulse is no louder than pre WWD at 100%

sjm817 · 01/12/2008, 02:42 PM

There were posts in the Ecotech forum where people said they got louder after the WWD upgrade. No biggie

Good news for me! I mentioned that I wasn't all that happy with the noise level of my Tunze 6100s either. I made a very simple mod today, and holy cow! Silence!

I'm using the Sure Grip 100 magnets to mount them. The Sure Grips have very thin rubber feet on both magnets. I replaced the inside magnet feet with thicker feet that I got at Home Depot. The vibration was getting transmitted to the glass with the original ones. Now the vibration is isolated. The noisiest thing now is the cooling fans.

rishma · 01/12/2008, 03:16 PM

those feet are a good idea. I think I'll ask Tim if I can put them on my VT to quiet it down. decrease contact and vibration will help, thought he motor noise will still be there.

summer6 · 01/12/2008, 04:33 PM

Noise level hasn't gone up with the wwd.

tcollins · 01/12/2008, 04:55 PM

I have two of the older models, haven't upgraded yet. Since they were new, once you found the "sweet spot" they are quiet. I have found that if I don't clean them for three months they get noisier and I know it's time to pull them for a cleaning. Good thread as I'm thinking of upgrading to the wwd.

01/12/2008, 12:15 PM	#26
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	I forgot to mention and ask: The new WWD models are said to be noisier on the dry side than the old models. What are you running? __________________ - Scott

01/12/2008, 12:40 PM	#28
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	For anyone in the thread actually.... Did you notice a difference with WWD? __________________ - Scott

01/12/2008, 12:42 PM	#29
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	the Reef crest and lagoon are quieter than before and the pulse is no louder than pre WWD at 100% __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

01/12/2008, 02:42 PM	#30
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	There were posts in the Ecotech forum where people said they got louder after the WWD upgrade. No biggie Good news for me! I mentioned that I wasn't all that happy with the noise level of my Tunze 6100s either. I made a very simple mod today, and holy cow! Silence! I'm using the Sure Grip 100 magnets to mount them. The Sure Grips have very thin rubber feet on both magnets. I replaced the inside magnet feet with thicker feet that I got at Home Depot. The vibration was getting transmitted to the glass with the original ones. Now the vibration is isolated. The noisiest thing now is the cooling fans. __________________ - Scott

01/12/2008, 03:16 PM	#31
rishma Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,206	those feet are a good idea. I think I'll ask Tim if I can put them on my VT to quiet it down. decrease contact and vibration will help, thought he motor noise will still be there. __________________ Reefing since ‘96 Current Tank Info: Silence is golden

01/12/2008, 12:33 PM	#27
summer6 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 461	^^^If you're referring to me I was running the MP-40's since March '07 and started to run them with the first batch ofWWD's.

01/12/2008, 04:33 PM	#32
summer6 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 461	Noise level hasn't gone up with the wwd.

01/12/2008, 04:55 PM	#33
tcollins Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lansdale, PA Posts: 250	I have two of the older models, haven't upgraded yet. Since they were new, once you found the "sweet spot" they are quiet. I have found that if I don't clean them for three months they get noisier and I know it's time to pull them for a cleaning. Good thread as I'm thinking of upgrading to the wwd.