Miller
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Thinking of swapping my two Gyre 150s for to mp40s. What are your thoughts and do you think the two MP40s are the right size for my 200 gallon?
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The new rugged propeller will significantly increase your flow. When I replace the propeller I had to decrease it by 30% and it is still stronger. Not sure if you have the icecap module but with that you can create your own flow pattern to what you are interested in via apexThanks for the replies. My Gyres seem to have lost power/flow. I am going to give them a cleaning and rebuild them with the now better replacement parts to see what that does. It just seems to me when I view videos of reefs with the Vortechs the flow pattern seem to be more random and better.
Thanks for the replies. My Gyres seem to have lost power/flow. I am going to give them a cleaning and rebuild them with the now better replacement parts to see what that does. It just seems to me when I view videos of reefs with the Vortechs the flow pattern seem to be more random and better.
I've seen your beautiful tank so it speaks for itself. What was the difference you notice since switching back?I have tried the Gyre, include the new propellers and with the Apex control box but for a high tech full SPS tank I went back to the Vortech pumps.Have running 3 QD's at 100% and my corals couldn't be happier.
I've seen your beautiful tank so it speaks for itself. What was the difference you notice since switching back?
The new rugged propeller will significantly increase your flow. When I replace the propeller I had to decrease it by 30% and it is still stronger. Not sure if you have the icecap module but with that you can create your own flow pattern to what you are interested in via apex
Yes I am running 2 gyres. The icecaps are mainly for controllability. It allows me to sync the gyres and change different flow patterns throughout the day which maybe what you are interested in. Whether that benefits the corals or not I couldn't tell. i have had simple setups with a just a power head and rotating water deflector do much better than this system.Are you running multiple Gyres? How are your coral doing with your setup? Did the Icecap module improve things? I guess what I'm asking is what has been you observation since you incorporated the module? I would rather not spend the extra money on Vortechs if the module will improve the performance of the Gyre.Thanks!
Yes I am running 2 gyres. The icecaps are mainly for controllability. It allows me to sync the gyres and change different flow patterns throughout the day which maybe what you are interested in. Whether that benefits the corals or not I couldn't tell. i have had simple setups with a just a power head and rotating water deflector do much better than this system.
With the icecap the lowest setting it will run is 20%. Are you trying to run them in antisync mode? If so you will need to create 2 virtual outlets for them. With the ramp mode I found that you can't use the if time .... To ....Here are my profiles for the ramp in antisync if it helps. But you can create whatever you want. Standing waves gyres etc. ... Virtual outlet 1 Set ON If time 23:00 to 07:00 Then OFF. If Time 11:00 to 19:20 Then OFF. Virtual outlet 2 Osc 000:00/001:00/001:00 Then ON If Time 23:00 to 07:00 Then OFF If Time 11:00 to 19:20 Then OFF Left Gyre If Outlet virtual 1 = ON Then RampUp If Outlet Virtual 2 = ON Then RampDown Right Gyre If Outlet Virtual 1 = ON Then RampDown If Outlet Virtual 2= ON Then RampUp. Then just create 2 profiles and set it to ramp. With one going from 20 to 45 and the other from 45 to 20Did you have any issue programming the gyre with the Icecap modules? For me, one pump stays at 25% and the other at 85%. I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.
With the icecap the lowest setting it will run is 20%. Are you trying to run them in antisync mode? If so you will need to create 2 virtual outlets for them. With the ramp mode I found that you can't use the if time .... To ....Here are my profiles for the ramp in antisync if it helps. But you can create whatever you want. Standing waves gyres etc. ... Virtual outlet 1 Set ON If time 23:00 to 07:00 Then OFF. If Time 11:00 to 19:20 Then OFF. Virtual outlet 2 Osc 000:00/001:00/001:00 Then ON If Time 23:00 to 07:00 Then OFF If Time 11:00 to 19:20 Then OFF Left Gyre If Outlet virtual 1 = ON Then RampUp If Outlet Virtual 2 = ON Then RampDown Right Gyre If Outlet Virtual 1 = ON Then RampDown If Outlet Virtual 2= ON Then RampUp. Then just create 2 profiles and set it to ramp. With one going from 20 to 45 and the other from 45 to 20
With the icecap the lowest setting it will run is 20%. Are you trying to run them in antisync mode? If so you will need to create 2 virtual outlets for them. With the ramp mode I found that you can't use the if time .... To ....Here are my profiles for the ramp in antisync if it helps. But you can create whatever you want. Standing waves gyres etc. ... Virtual outlet 1 Set ON If time 23:00 to 07:00 Then OFF. If Time 11:00 to 19:20 Then OFF. Virtual outlet 2 Osc 000:00/001:00/001:00 Then ON If Time 23:00 to 07:00 Then OFF If Time 11:00 to 19:20 Then OFF Left Gyre If Outlet virtual 1 = ON Then RampUp If Outlet Virtual 2 = ON Then RampDown Right Gyre If Outlet Virtual 1 = ON Then RampDown If Outlet Virtual 2= ON Then RampUp. Then just create 2 profiles and set it to ramp. With one going from 20 to 45 and the other from 45 to 20
virtual outlet 1 is just to switch to the ramp profile at the given time. only with the ramp profile you would create that outlet otherwise you can normally use the if time statement. also you may already know but just a remainder to set your ramp time to whatever you have in the osc.