So let me get this straight. Do you have to drill your tank for this to work? That would be perfect for behind rock work too.
Nope.
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The VorTech minimizes the intrusion of equipment in your tank by using a patent pending bracketless design; this allows the motor to be on the outside of the aquarium and uses a magnetic field to transfer torque through the aquarium wall to the propeller located in the water.