Vortech MP20 powerhead gets released, 140F top operating temp
Posted April 28th, 2008 by Ryan 
Ecotech Marine released the MP20, the MP40’s smaller brother. Designed for 70 gallons or less, the MP20 is clearly aimed at the Tunze Nanostreams, mainly the 6055 series. Quickly glancing over the specs reaches us to the Maximum Motor Tempature of 50-60 Celsius which translates into: 122F-140F degress. Yikes! That is hot! We are very interested to see how much this translates into warming your tank up, you might be able to throw out your heaters. The MP20 eats up 18 watts (which is very good) when its blowing your tank around with 2000GPH. Folow the jump for the full press release.
Update: Tim, from Ecotech, stated that the thermal output cutoff is 140F, but the normal operation temperature is 80°-90°F, (something worth noting in your specs we might add). Thanks Tim!