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Old 01-11-2013, 01:37 AM
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- a cheaper alternative to those uber-sexy Vortech powerheads

+1000!!! I'd kill to have one....but I'd have to sleep on the couch for a month if I spent $500 on a power head
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Old 01-11-2013, 01:43 AM
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+1000!!! I'd kill to have one....but I'd have to sleep on the couch for a month if I spent $500 on a power head
I've had one of these for over a year now, and just bought another set for my new downstairs tank. They work great and less than a 1/4 cost of the vortechs.
http://www.bigalspets.com/dc-5800-va...maker-kit.html
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I'd really like to see a aquarium computer with a much more user friendly/advanced interface. Even the nicest aquarium computers have really terrible interfaces, which I think is ridiculous given the options out there nowadays (Android).

Also, the fit and finish of aquarium computers can be lacking. For example, my expensive $300 touch screen for my Profilux looks stone age compared to a $200 Kindle Fire. The Profilux touch screen is about an inch thick and frankly the software running it can't even be compared to the far more user friendly Android .

Hopefully the Vertex computer, if it ever is released, will set a much higher standard for the industry.
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