new tank build(mp40 or mp 10

Spsonlypls · 04/17/2014, 12:59 AM

ok guys i have a friend who is starting a to build his 100g tank.. when he came to water circulation i was successful in poisoning him regarding the eco tech marine mp pumps

lol right?? he was hooked once he saw the capabilities and the drivers etc… now it when in came to the cost

.. yeah so instead of going with an mp 40 which is a little costly .. how about 2 mp 10s? is that good enough .. well i can't say much since i have 2 mp40s but for him what do you guys think? remember this is a 4 ft tank

Tweaked · 04/17/2014, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Spsonlypls

ok guys i have a friend who is starting a to build his 100g tank.. when he came to water circulation i was successful in poisoning him regarding the eco tech marine mp pumps

lol right?? he was hooked once he saw the capabilities and the drivers etc… now it when in came to the cost

.. yeah so instead of going with an mp 40 which is a little costly .. how about 2 mp 10s? is that good enough .. well i can't say much since i have 2 mp40s but for him what do you guys think? remember this is a 4 ft tank

Well, I loooove my mps and run the same tank basically. Yes cost is nuts, but well worth the looks, waves, no wires, etc. etc. I started with one 40, and slowly watched for local sales and now have 3 40s and 1 10, but run a bb sps dominant tank.

Spsonlypls · 04/17/2014, 05:14 AM

so one mp40? yeah they are well worth it.

Tweaked · 04/17/2014, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Spsonlypls

so one mp40? yeah they are well worth it.

Start there yes, but ideally two linked on opposite sides creates the perfect ecosystem IMO.

rocsec1 · 04/17/2014, 06:23 AM

I have two MP10's on my 75 and they work well, but I would think a MP40 would better to start.

littlec984 · 04/17/2014, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Spsonlypls

so one mp40? yeah they are well worth it.

One mp40 is a good start, but two would be the better route to go. Or start out with a 40 and a 10

2000se · 04/17/2014, 06:35 AM

Do the mp10's stick well enough on larger tanks' glass? I know they have thicker glass in larger tanks.

Kies1 · 04/17/2014, 06:40 AM

I have 3 mp10 on my 90 gallon. One on the back wall and one on either end of the aquarium. The reason i went this route is I had two mp10 on a smaller tank. I like the random flow of having the 3rd mp10 on the back wall. Absolutely NO deadspots in my 90 gallon like this. In anti-sync mode this set up is awesome.

Tweaked · 04/17/2014, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 2000se

Do the mp10's stick well enough on larger tanks' glass? I know they have thicker glass in larger tanks.

nope lol

Spsonlypls · 04/17/2014, 07:26 AM

oh well i guess its the mp 40 for this build.. was looking at the jebao and cheap wave makers but i didn't want him having something the size of a house in his tank lol.. nothing beats the vortech imo.

2000se · 04/17/2014, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tweaked

nope lol

So how thick is the glass on Keis1's tank. He seems to think they stick well enough ... I'd like to have 3 power heads in my tank as well but dang, 3 mp40's would blow the glass off. Unless I run them at like 20%

Spsonlypls · 04/17/2014, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 2000se

So how thick is the glass on Keis1's tank. He seems to think they stick well enough ... I'd like to have 3 power heads in my tank as well but dang, 3 mp40's would blow the glass off. Unless I run them at like 20%

wait if they don't stick then the dry side simply falls off? lol.. any thing detrimental if they fall off?

tinkerman · 04/17/2014, 08:52 PM

I had a pair of 10's on a 125(3/8") worked fine would try thicker glass. I would say 40's or a pair of tunze 6095's if you don't mind cords.

Tweaked · 04/18/2014, 04:42 AM

To clarify, my 105 is rimless, so a bit thicker than usual at about 5/8" thickness. The dry side will never fall if you installed them correctly, thick glass or not. The wet side on my 10 will spin if I crank it all the way up due to the magnets not being strong enough for my glass thickness. I am currently using the 10 to eliminate a dead area, so I really only run that at 50%, and did not sync to the the three 40s.

2000se · 04/18/2014, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tinkerman

I would say 40's or a pair of tunze 6095's if you don't mind cords.

And costs! Jeez… it appears the 6095's are half the cost of 40's.

Spsonlypls · 04/19/2014, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 2000se

And costs! Jeez… it appears the 6095's are half the cost of 40's.

hey this hobby does call for some dedication of the money kind and a lot of it

04/17/2014, 12:59 AM	#1
Spsonlypls Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 38	new tank build(mp40 or mp 10 ok guys i have a friend who is starting a to build his 100g tank.. when he came to water circulation i was successful in poisoning him regarding the eco tech marine mp pumps lol right?? he was hooked once he saw the capabilities and the drivers etc… now it when in came to the cost .. yeah so instead of going with an mp 40 which is a little costly .. how about 2 mp 10s? is that good enough .. well i can't say much since i have 2 mp40s but for him what do you guys think? remember this is a 4 ft tank

04/18/2014, 04:42 AM	#14
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	To clarify, my 105 is rimless, so a bit thicker than usual at about 5/8" thickness. The dry side will never fall if you installed them correctly, thick glass or not. The wet side on my 10 will spin if I crank it all the way up due to the magnets not being strong enough for my glass thickness. I am currently using the 10 to eliminate a dead area, so I really only run that at 50%, and did not sync to the the three 40s. __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

04/17/2014, 05:14 AM	#3
Spsonlypls Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 38	so one mp40? yeah they are well worth it.

04/17/2014, 06:23 AM	#5
rocsec1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Medina oh Posts: 1,782	I have two MP10's on my 75 and they work well, but I would think a MP40 would better to start.

04/17/2014, 06:35 AM	#7
2000se Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: charlotte Posts: 532	Do the mp10's stick well enough on larger tanks' glass? I know they have thicker glass in larger tanks.

04/17/2014, 06:40 AM	#8
Kies1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 544	I have 3 mp10 on my 90 gallon. One on the back wall and one on either end of the aquarium. The reason i went this route is I had two mp10 on a smaller tank. I like the random flow of having the 3rd mp10 on the back wall. Absolutely NO deadspots in my 90 gallon like this. In anti-sync mode this set up is awesome.

04/17/2014, 07:26 AM	#10
Spsonlypls Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 38	oh well i guess its the mp 40 for this build.. was looking at the jebao and cheap wave makers but i didn't want him having something the size of a house in his tank lol.. nothing beats the vortech imo.

04/17/2014, 08:52 PM	#13
tinkerman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Moorhead,MN Posts: 386	I had a pair of 10's on a 125(3/8") worked fine would try thicker glass. I would say 40's or a pair of tunze 6095's if you don't mind cords.