Video of Flow comparison: Riptide Beta vs MP40Wes x2

Usingthejohn · Sep 30, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GID4pFUNJts

Found this video on YouTube; pretty impressive flow from the Riptide. The undertow produced is rather impressive. The music sucks.

solitude127 · Sep 30, 2014

Cool video. I wouldn't mind trying one of those.

Zoarder · Sep 30, 2014

sweet. getting one for sure

lurking · Sep 30, 2014

anything but expensive ecotechs for me. I love all the competition occurring in the flow area lately.

BeanMachine · Sep 30, 2014

Wonder if that was turned up all the way or not? I definitely want to try one but its pretty brutal looking flow at the top... I can imagine salt creep after prolonged use at the other end of the tank with the amount of flow I'm seeing.

Goober · Sep 30, 2014

BeanMachine said:

I think you can set it lower and avoid having the wave effect up top

Usingthejohn · Sep 30, 2014

BeanMachine said:

I found the link off another forum. he said the flow was only at 20 or 30% strength vs 60% vortech power.

My question is achilles tang: mine likes to ride the flow from the vortechs. If you come by you can see it just hang out in front of any of the vortechs. How does this affect the livestock that's used to random flow?

Riblet · Sep 30, 2014

I would like to try one of these on the back wall with a mp40 on each end

Lexusman25 · Sep 30, 2014

I'm definitely getting one!

Emac909 · Sep 30, 2014

Wow look at all these wanters.

They are very powerful pumps. The middle size model does a pretty decent job on my 300

orbela · Oct 1, 2014

That looks good! Have they mention if they are doing nano version or just large reef tanks

Emac909 · Oct 1, 2014

Maxspect's has said they do plan to release a nano version in the beginning of next year

N2SWIMN · Oct 1, 2014

Do you know when these become available? I seen a different video from a show that shows it from an empty tank using small water balloons. Pretty impressive.

Riblet · Oct 1, 2014

N2SWIMN said:

Fall 2014

Emac909 · Oct 1, 2014

The 50w riptide is said to be released to the public around the end of this month. But there is still no release date from maxspect. I talked to Lindsey at coralvue today and asked if she had heard anything about the release. Still not much to offer. She did say that maxspect hopes to have the large model out for sale by Christmas and the small version out by February 2015.
I was told that the riptide is in very high demand. They've had a pre order going on for the last few months. So if u haven't preorder yours already u might b waiting to get a riptide.

805reef · Oct 2, 2014

Where did people preorder these? I have been looking for a while now and never saw a preorder.

Emac909 · Oct 2, 2014

Coralvue.com

805reef · Oct 2, 2014

Emac909 said:

People actually put money down, or a credit card on file to pay when they are released? Or just filled out the form with email/address info to be notified when it happens? I filled out that form

I was hoping marinedepot/brs/etc would come out with preorders soon like they did for the neptune doser. i just want a riptide. lol

mark.a.smith405 · Oct 2, 2014

Hahahaha me too but it sounds like it's far out. And they are unsure of a release.

Emac909 · Oct 2, 2014

Idk. I was told that the pre orders would get filled first.

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