New maxspect gyre pump

[duke62]

Anyone get one? Just got mine from Cody at extreme aqua of NJ in one day he is awesome. So far this pump is so powerful. I don't even think I would need my mp40 on the other side of my 180. The center of my tank which always had little movement with 2 mp40s is making the corals placed there move amazingly. I know it's early but so far A++++

 

[usctom]

I just got mine 2 hours ago. I have it on the lowest setting in a 60cube. I won't need any other power heads. It is doing an awesome job of cleaning my sand but not moving it.

 

[thirty6]

Got mine from Cody today as well. Hoping to set it up later as well. Getting my mp60 back from vottech soon. Wondering if I'll need it !

 

[Tonyscoots84]

thinking about it :scratchch

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Does anyone have a video of it running in your tank during feeding or to show movement/flow?

 

[prattreef]

They are great. Anyone who is curious can see them in action on my reef at the swap. AND we have one in the raffle too!

 

[duke62]

Tony send me your number I'll show you. I don't have a YouTube account

 

[cody0709]

Yes they are amazing.

 

[cody0709]

Anyone want to see pictures- LEDREEF set his up today- thank you for the business.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=173396

 

[arthurk0722]

+1 if possible to post up a video or something. Was really thinking abut getting one.. For the people that have it whats so different about it compared to a powerhead?

 

[cody0709]

This will help explain the concept - A gyre in oceanography is any large system of rotating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements. Gyres are caused by the Coriolis Effect; planetary vorticity along with horizontal and vertical friction, which determine the circulation patterns from the wind curl (torque).[1] The term gyre can be used to refer to any type of vortex in the air or the sea, even one that is man-made, but it is most commonly used in oceanography to refer to the major ocean systems.

 

[cody0709]

http://youtu.be/bDhN4QLUEf8

http://youtu.be/DSapC5qesnc


Here are two videos from James

 

[duke62]

I can set it so it pulses quickly and just this one pump can make the water splash out of the tank lol

 

[B.BASH]

Not a huge fan of the flow pattern in my tank it causes my fish to swim in the same direction against current otherwise the pump is plenty powerful and nice design its loud out of the box but coralvue claims a 2-4 week break in period

 

[thirty6]

Just set mine up. Tank is 36x36 so not huge footprint, I shut off the other power heads and it's moving water in tank extremely well and it's dialed down on third setting and may go down one more for a bit so everything can adjust.
It is a bit loud, but no louder than other pumps imo
I think it has a sleeker look in the tank and the magnets were easier to line up than vortechs which make that vibrating sound when not seated properly

 

[thirty6]

Anyone else find the cages difficult to rotate? One side moved easily otherwise not so much? Just wondering

 

[duke62]

No it moved a bit easy the sound is supposed to die down after a few weeks break in time .

 

[oh207]

I order one and it got shipped today. I'm looking forward to playing with it.

 

[duke62]

Anyone else get one?

 

[Jaftica]

Is it noisy, louder than mp60's?