![]() See also Sicce Syncra SDC 3.0 is the Company's Smallest Controllable DC Return Pumpīeing rated at 2,000 and 3,000 GPH, the Vectra pumps can push more than enough water flow than most reef aquariums need. What this means is that when you first set up the Vectra pump, you can set the ‘Zero’ point not to be your pump completely off, but to run at the specific speed for your tank’s plumbing and head pressure to just barely get the pump trickling through your aquarium. On the contrary, with calibration you can personally calibrate your Vectra pump to your own aquarium. #4 Calibration – The first thing that comes to mind when ‘calibration’ is mentioned is that you think the Vectra pumps will be ‘calibrated’ in the literal sense of the word. The specialized backside of the Vectra Driver with the M1 in the background ESL opens the doors to an incredible degree of control and this feature set is equally important to the operation of any return pump.Īnd don’t even get us started with alerts! An ESL connected Vectra can notify users of all kinds of states of their return pump, it can sense the health of the power supply and determine if it should be replaced before it fails, it can notify users of an imbalance of flow due to blockage and it can definitely let users know if the pumps stops working. #3 Ecosmart Live – Also known as ESL, Ecosmart Live is the cloud controlling platform that allows users of Radions and Vortech pumps to seamlessly control their devices from practically any connected device. The Vectra M1 pump compared to a Mag Drive/Pondmaster 24 With QuietDrive the Vectra pumps run virtually silent, and the are endowed with all of the smarts and controlling features that come with being connected to the cloud. With their breakthrough QuietDrive driving technology announced earlier this year, Ecotech realized they could use QD for all manner of DC motors and the Vectra pump was put back on the development table. # 2 QuietDrive – Ecotech Marine has been researching and developing a centrifugal pump in some shape or form since before the Radion was released, but they were never quite pleased with how the motors performed, and especially how loud they were. For starters the Vectra pumps have 36 volt motor windings compared to 24v motors that are commonly used, but the real secret sauce to the Vectra is how it is driven. To that end Ecotech used a readily available mold to enclose their Vectra M1 and L1 pumps and focused their efforts on what is inside, and how it is driven. There’s only so many ways to build a pump, there’s a reason their external shape is so familiar. #1 Generic body – The whole reef world seemed to gasp at the notion that Ecotech Marine released a centrifugal pump that actually looks like a pump. ![]() ![]() But if you just want to drill down into the nitty gritty of what is really going to make these pumps stand out, we’ve boiled down the top ten things you should know about the Vectra DC pumps. Last Friday’s live Google Hangout Q&A with Tim Marks afforded us the opportunity to pull back the curtain to see how Ecotech had made this so much more than just another controllable DC return pump.Ĭheck out the video to see the whole interview with all the details about the new Vectra pumps, and for full pump specifications see our previous post regarding what kind of performance and pricing these pumps will carry. Last week we were fortuante enough to be at Ecotech Marine headquarters in Allentown PA for the official unveiling of the company’s first controllable DC centrifugal pump, the Vectra M1 and L1.
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