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.

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.

Below is a video on the event by our friend Jake Adams- we hope you are as excited about it as we are!

The parts store is available at http://ecotechmarine.com/parts-store/. EcoTech encourages you to check it out!

The service store will offer customers the most commonly ordered service parts 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Additional replacement parts will be added to the store over time. The store will provide service to domestic customers only.

Note that EcoTech Marine pumps are still available only through the company’s retail network. Pumps will not be sold through the service parts store.

“In our quest to constantly improve the customer experience, launching an online parts store was a natural step,” said Tim Marks, president of EcoTech Marine. “VorTech owners now have the option of going online and ordering what they need,” adds Marks. “They can order anytime from anywhere in the United States.”

At EcoTech the support of reef and aquarium clubs is important because it helps us remain connected with fellow aquarists. We have received many entries from great clubs, and if you have already submitted your request, your club may be chosen next! We will announce more winners next month, and we appreciate your interest in EcoTech Marine.

We encourage you to fill out our club sponsorship form for your club. To fill it out, please click here.

For more information about the Columbia Marine Aquarium Club, please click here.

For more information about the MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan, please click here.

Expanding our product line and in-sourcing our production and quality control is a natural step for us to take and one we hope is embraced by the reefing community. After an extensive period of engineering, the new EcoTech Marine Battery Backup is now shipping. “By bringing the Battery Backup accessory in-house, we can now better control the availability and final quality of this critical piece of reef tank insurance,” said Tim Marks, President of EcoTech Marine. “We thank IceCap for their support over the years and are pleased to take this critical step forward.”

The Battery Backup also now comes with two spare cables, instead of just one allowing you to backup multiple VorTech propeller pumps or link batteries together for more run time. Additionally, we are utilizing a more powerful charger which allows for longer run-time, all while keeping the price for this accessory at its current level of $165 USD. Look for it at your favorite online retailers and local shops now.

Remember, it might take a typhoon to destroy a natural reef, but for our captive reefs it only takes a power outage.

EcoTech remains dedicated to connecting with aquarists through the support of reef and aquarium clubs across the country. Two more winners will be announced in February so enter your club for a chance to win. If you have already submitted a request you may still be chosen next!

We encourage you to fill out our club sponsorship form for your club. To fill it out, please click here.

For more information about the Chesapeake Marine Aquaria Society, please click here.

For more information about the Connecticut Area Reef Society, please click here.

An excerpt from the post:
“EcoTech conservatively states this pump pushes 1,500 gph. Dana Riddle wrote an insightful article featured in Advanced Aquarist, that revealed the MP10 hits over 1,800 gph at just 20w of electric consumption.

With such power, I think every aquarist is tempted to make waves with their VorTech using the flashing blue ’short pulse’ mode. We slapped the MP10 on a standard 10g AGA aquarium and took this video to show the power and control of this impressive pump.”