EcoTech Marine Introduces the EcoSmart Driver

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EcoTech Marine, the company that revolutionized the reef aquarium propeller pump, has launched the EcoSmart driver. The latest in a series of groundbreaking technological advancements for the market, the EcoSmart driver has exciting new modes and a wider wireless range. EcoTech Marine expects the new driver to begin shipping with VorTech pumps by the end of March 2010.

“EcoSmart is the culmination of 18 months of development and our efforts at complimenting the best pump technology on the market with the most versatile, controllable and customizable driver ever manufactured,” said Tim Marks, president of EcoTech Marine. “The current VorTech wave driver is ground-breaking in its ability to deliver high performance and extensive functionality right out of the box. EcoSmart takes things to new heights.”

With EcoSmart, EcoTech Marine has taken the guesswork out of positioning and setting up pumps, and automated the process of creating the best environment for a coral reef. Position pumps according to EcoSmart’s instructions, select an EcoSmart mode and EcoSmart does the rest, orchestrating pumps to work together, providing the most efficient flow and wave conditions. EcoSmart creates results: less detritus accumulating within aquariums and increased coral growth.

The EcoSmart driver, with its sleek LED interface and dial controlled speed adjustment, offers unprecedented fine-tuning to enable reef enthusiasts to set the perfect environment for their aquarium.


A limited number of review units are available for testing. Please contact Amanda, marketing@ecotechmarine.com with requests.


Major features of the EcoSmart Controller include:

• Convert any MP10 and MP40 to an EcoSmart driver, and to wireless
• Increased master-slave pump relationship functionality
• Easily auto-tune and program customized waves
• New modes including tidal swell and nutrient transport for an even more realistic reef experience
• Time and speed adjustable for feed and night modes
• Sleek LED interface with on/off switch
• Auto-dim automatically turns the LED's off after a user-set amount of time
• Adjustable battery backup speed and remaining power indicator

Pricing and Availability

The EcoSmart driver will begin shipping with all new VorTech pumps this spring. Owners of existing VorTech MP10 and MP40s who wish to upgrade may purchase an upgrade kit.

Visit ecotechmarine.com/ecosmart for more product details, specifications and information on the manufacturer’s rebate.

 

Looks great.. I wonder how much the price difference is going to be...

 

Nice idea, but I think this may be for people with more than 1 vortech,

 

$75 to upgrade an mp40w

 

fyi - the black text is hard to read when using the black theme on the site. i had to highlight it to read it.

this thing looks neat!

 

Aye thanks for letting me know. Colors carried over from the paste. I'll keep that in mind.

EDIT - colors removed.

 

Too cool. Looks like a great upgrade .. Looks like a good time to upgrade my Vortechs!

 

fyi-- I called them to find out what the deal was the the only feature is the better wireless communication. If you have two Vortechs as I do and do not have trouble with them communicating I would save the money. I was all ready to buy until they told me what the new controller did.

 

Well, that, along with adding wireless capabilities for those with the MP10, new modes - tidal swell and nutrient export, time and speed are now adjustable for feed modes, etc... worth the upgrade for me.

 

They had some of these on display at Reefstock yesterday. Very sleek new design and they were making some huge waves!