Vortech powerhead

[victornguyen]

i have them on mine... glass is half inch. pretty much silent

[niloc16]

i had 2 and they sucked. were very noisy and when i took them apart i found they were rusting inside and the metal disc had been grinding on the cover, so who knows where that metal went

[hawk]

Every month or so mine would slip and become noisy, it is also on 5/8". About six months ago I took it apart and removed the plastic spacer that is suppose to be removed if using the unit on 3/4". It has worked flawlessly since. So quiet and unobtrusive I am considering buying another.

[rudy]

I just tried to take the spacer off and to tell you thetruth it is louder...perhaps there is something wrong with it.

[rudy]

So this piece of crap...I took it out to put the spacer back in. It has literally welded together and will not come apart period. I am taking it back tommorow. I have been prying to get the sucker apart for the last hour.... This must have been a dud.

[rudy]

After about 10 minutes with some grips and some help from Dennis at golds it broke free. He gave me a replacement which I put on the tank. It is not nearly as loud so the other must have been a dud. I would not call them the quietest powerhead around but works a lot better than the last one

[Phanman]

good to hear that its better. For $500 I would hope so...

[Joe Reefer]

Try a stream pump next time your thinking about slapping a few hund on a pump.