vortech mp40 doesnt sway

puffer8crabs · 07/23/2010, 10:57 PM

Hi fellow reefers finally i got the cheese to buy the vortech mp40 but im having trouble getting it to sway my coral ive tried everything im not sure if its my 75 gallon wave tank im placing it the long way which mesures 48 inches should i try it across any help would be appreciated

thanks in advance

Dante_JoseCuerv · 07/23/2010, 11:07 PM

What do you mean by sway? Like it doesn't produce a wave-like motion or it doesn't rotate?

puffer8crabs · 07/23/2010, 11:12 PM

wave motion

Dante_JoseCuerv · 07/23/2010, 11:15 PM

Sounds like you don't have it turned up high enough. Which program are you using (i.e. lagoon, reef crest, etc..)?

puffer8crabs · 07/23/2010, 11:19 PM

im using the short pulse mode blue color i think

Dante_JoseCuerv · 07/23/2010, 11:30 PM

Mk, do you happen to know how much you have it turned up? (i.e. 40%, 100% yada yada yada)? It might just not be turned up.

puffer8crabs · 07/23/2010, 11:33 PM

i started off slow and incresed every 5 minutes never created a wave im at full blast now still no wave

puffer8crabs · 07/23/2010, 11:35 PM

im looking for a back and forth wave like the tunze box does

saltyliving · 07/23/2010, 11:46 PM

well its takes some tuning for sure. you have to find the right frequency. even the smallest adjustment makes a big difference.

mike_cmu04 · 07/23/2010, 11:49 PM

I dont own one but from my understanding you are not going to get a wave quite like the wavebox

puffer8crabs · 07/23/2010, 11:52 PM

well something similar would do

puffer8crabs · 07/23/2010, 11:54 PM

does somebody have one that does it or its not possible i was told it did

t4zalews · 07/24/2010, 08:00 AM

1) you will not get a wave like a tunze, they make waves but not as powerful as a tunze wavebox.

In order to get a wave you have to set it on short pulse (blue)

in this mode it cranks it up 100% then back down to 20%.

After selecting the mode button to the blue color, hit the set button.

Now slowly turn the adjust knob so that pump changes its timing until the wave forms. Seriously do this very slowly. As you get closer to the sweet spot you will start to see a wave forming. When you finally get it swaying back and forth you will be done.

I got a one inch wave going in my 65g, 3 feet.

Like I said before, while the vortech has a wave function...the tunze would have been a better choice if you wanted a true wave action.

rackman · 07/24/2010, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puffer8crabs

im not sure if its my 75 gallon wave tank im placing it the long way which mesures 48 inches

thanks in advance

does anyone think the wave tank might be the problem?

nikon187 · 07/24/2010, 09:22 AM

well it def matters how your rock is setup so it could be the wave tank. if there is too much rock the water wont move around them right. i needed 2 to get a decent wave. reefcrest and lagoon mode have better flow patterns than the pulse modes

07/23/2010, 10:57 PM	#1
puffer8crabs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	vortech mp40 doesnt sway Hi fellow reefers finally i got the cheese to buy the vortech mp40 but im having trouble getting it to sway my coral ive tried everything im not sure if its my 75 gallon wave tank im placing it the long way which mesures 48 inches should i try it across any help would be appreciated thanks in advance

07/24/2010, 08:00 AM	#13
t4zalews 65g Ritteri Tank Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Royal Oak, MI Posts: 2,673	1) you will not get a wave like a tunze, they make waves but not as powerful as a tunze wavebox. In order to get a wave you have to set it on short pulse (blue) in this mode it cranks it up 100% then back down to 20%. After selecting the mode button to the blue color, hit the set button. Now slowly turn the adjust knob so that pump changes its timing until the wave forms. Seriously do this very slowly. As you get closer to the sweet spot you will start to see a wave forming. When you finally get it swaying back and forth you will be done. I got a one inch wave going in my 65g, 3 feet. Like I said before, while the vortech has a wave function...the tunze would have been a better choice if you wanted a true wave action. __________________ - Taylor - 65g - Radion XR30 G3 Pro x2 - Deltec SCA 1351 - APEX - Tunze - Vortech

07/24/2010, 09:22 AM	#15
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	well it def matters how your rock is setup so it could be the wave tank. if there is too much rock the water wont move around them right. i needed 2 to get a decent wave. reefcrest and lagoon mode have better flow patterns than the pulse modes __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

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07/23/2010, 11:07 PM	#2
Dante_JoseCuerv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sugar Grove, IL Posts: 1,214	What do you mean by sway? Like it doesn't produce a wave-like motion or it doesn't rotate?

07/23/2010, 11:12 PM	#3
puffer8crabs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	wave motion

07/23/2010, 11:15 PM	#4
Dante_JoseCuerv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sugar Grove, IL Posts: 1,214	Sounds like you don't have it turned up high enough. Which program are you using (i.e. lagoon, reef crest, etc..)?

07/23/2010, 11:19 PM	#5
puffer8crabs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	im using the short pulse mode blue color i think

07/23/2010, 11:30 PM	#6
Dante_JoseCuerv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sugar Grove, IL Posts: 1,214	Mk, do you happen to know how much you have it turned up? (i.e. 40%, 100% yada yada yada)? It might just not be turned up.

07/23/2010, 11:33 PM	#7
puffer8crabs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	i started off slow and incresed every 5 minutes never created a wave im at full blast now still no wave

07/23/2010, 11:35 PM	#8
puffer8crabs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	im looking for a back and forth wave like the tunze box does

07/23/2010, 11:46 PM	#9
saltyliving Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: west palm beach ,FL Posts: 182	well its takes some tuning for sure. you have to find the right frequency. even the smallest adjustment makes a big difference.

07/23/2010, 11:49 PM	#10
mike_cmu04 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shepherd, Mi Posts: 2,348	I dont own one but from my understanding you are not going to get a wave quite like the wavebox

07/23/2010, 11:52 PM	#11
puffer8crabs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	well something similar would do

07/23/2010, 11:54 PM	#12
puffer8crabs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	does somebody have one that does it or its not possible i was told it did