Evolution of my 60 gallon cube

[Joel A]

very nice tank.. cool to see it change right in front of your eyes like that. I love the equipment progression too... looks like my tank =).

I'm thinking about a vortech in my 75 gallon along with maybe a tunze nano stream or 2 for just a little bit extra... but i do hear a lot about the "hum" or vortechs. How bad is it? I ask not because i think it's bad, but my tank is right next to my bed... The vortech would probably be like 6 or 7 feet from my head as i sleep... is it loud enough for me to really notice it? I'm used to a bit of noise from the tank... but i do have one maxijet that i shut off at night because it makes an annoying noise every couple of seconds... just don't want to run into that issue with the vortech.

 

[Jeff.:P]

awesome greats pics, funny stuff

 

[daveb]

I wonder if the night mode setting might make the vortech not as loud?

 

[Joel A]

I wonder if the night mode setting might make the vortech not as loud?

i think it might, as it calms the flow down a bit... but if i don't have any other powerheads in the tank i might still want to run it full blast

 

[Doherty]

Awesome Setup!!!!!! That tank has seen alot of changes. How old is the setup?

 

[prand]

Tank is about 2 years old. The hum of the vortech will cause sleepless nights if it is 6 feet away from your head. But that is me as I am a light sleeper.

 

[Joel A]

Tank is about 2 years old. The hum of the vortech will cause sleepless nights if it is 6 feet away from your head. But that is me as I am a light sleeper.

hmmm not what i wanted to hear . Would it be drowned out by the sound of an overflow that is 2 feet from my head? lol...

 

[prand]

If that overflow doesn't keep you up , the mp40w should be good to go. These powerheads are by far my favorite . I have had tunze 6000's, 6100's, 6055's, with multicontroller and never had a problem with them. I did not like their bulkiness . The mp40w are pretty neat on how they work. Definately can't go wrong with either.

 

[afboundguy]

hmmm not what i wanted to hear . Would it be drowned out by the sound of an overflow that is 2 feet from my head? lol...

I'd say you'd be all set. I don't have a vortech but I've heard them on other peoples tank. Only thing that would annoy me is that pulsing mode, that might keep me up but full blast I don't think it's loud at all but that's just me and I can sleep through anything if I can stand the noise...

 

[Joel A]

I'd say you'd be all set. I don't have a vortech but I've heard them on other peoples tank. Only thing that would annoy me is that pulsing mode, that might keep me up but full blast I don't think it's loud at all but that's just me and I can sleep through anything if I can stand the noise...

yeah, that's pretty much the way i am too.... i'm thinking/ hoping it would be drowned out by the overflow gurgling and the noise that the air condition makes.

 

[Reefried]

Wow pete sick tank and keep the pics comming..........not to de-rail, but joel the Vortechs are only noisy in wave or "pulse' mode if you run it at constant or either reef crest or lagoon random it will be quiet......overflows are way louder....

 

[arvincito]

That is inspiring. Amazing. And so rich in color. Great job!

 

[monti1]

amazing.... great progress. Keep up the good work.

 

[prand]

Fts as of 8-09-09

 

[FOXYB]

great tank and timeline
looks great!

 

[prand]

Here is a couple from 9/18/2009

 

[coralcor]

this is deff one of my favorite tanks yet

 

[Rick C]

Wow not sure how I've missed this thread. Great looking tank! Gotta love the progression. Nicely done.

 

[boboreef]

YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TANK!!...nice clownsss

 

[sciknen]

very very beautiful..

i definitely am digging the zoas