Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

Hemmdog · Jul 21, 2019

Crabby48 said:
Wow Looks great. Very clean and clear

Thank you!

WMR · Jul 21, 2019

Welcome to R2R!!! I hope you’ve got all the answers to the questions you posted, everybody here is extremely helpful, good luck. It’s not as hard as it seems, just research, research, research

Katrina71 · Jul 21, 2019

@Manose Thank you for the offer! I think I have everything covered...note I said THINK. Lol. Is there anything you need for yours?

Hemmdog · Jul 21, 2019

Speaking of things people need. I’m thinking of adding more flow. I want mp40’s but not really in the budget for 2. What are other powerheads comparable to mp40’s , a little cheaper, good, comes with controller, long lasting, doesn’t require super frequent cleanings.

Katrina71 · Jul 21, 2019

And T5 hybrid it shall be... Now I have some things to research.

Katrina71 · Jul 21, 2019

Hemmdog said:
Speaking of things people need. I’m thinking of adding more flow. I want mp40’s but not really in the budget for 2. What are other powerheads comparable to mp40’s , a little cheaper, good, comes with controller, long lasting, doesn’t require super frequent cleanings.

1500gph?

Hemmdog · Jul 21, 2019

Katrina71 said:
1500gph?

I’m not sure how much gph I would need, I’m after wide flow, strong is good but narrow and strong isn’t a need for my tank. The gyres are good but they aren’t doing it alone for sps, I’ve eliminated other issues, it has to be lack of flow.

Katrina71 · Jul 21, 2019

Hemmdog said:
I’m not sure how much gph I would need, I’m after wide flow, strong is good but narrow and strong isn’t a need for my tank. The gyres are good but they aren’t doing it alone for sps, I’ve eliminated other issues, it has to be lack of flow.

I was meaning are they rated about 1500 gph each?

Katrina71 · Jul 21, 2019

@Hemmdog have you considered running one of your gyres vertical? Just a thought before you invest mo money.

Hemmdog · Jul 21, 2019

Katrina71 said:
@Hemmdog have you considered running one of your gyres vertical? Just a thought before you invest mo money.

Yea I’ve tried it, I don’t have enough surface agitation then and the top of the water gets this weird film on it.

Hemmdog · Jul 21, 2019

Katrina71 said:
I was meaning are they rated about 1500 gph each?

Oh, 4500+

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Crabby48 · Jul 21, 2019

Hemmdog said:
Speaking of things people need. I’m thinking of adding more flow. I want mp40’s but not really in the budget for 2. What are other powerheads comparable to mp40’s , a little cheaper, good, comes with controller, long lasting, doesn’t require super frequent cleanings.

What about aqua illumination Nero. Don’t know anything about them

Katrina71 said:
@Hemmdog have you considered running one of your gyres vertical? Just a thought before you invest mo money.

That may be a great idea

Hemmdog · Jul 21, 2019

Crabby48 said:
What about aqua illumination Nero. Don’t know anything about them

That may be a great idea

I haven’t looked into them since they were released. I know they were eating fish for awhile, hopefully they fixed that lol. Anyone have experience with those? Are they wide flow?

Katrina71 · Jul 21, 2019

Hemmdog said:
Yea I’ve tried it, I don’t have enough surface agitation then and the top of the water gets this weird film on it.

Gotcha. Wow. I had no idea they had that much flow!

Hemmdog · Jul 21, 2019

Katrina71 said:
Gotcha. Wow. I had no idea they had that much flow!

Yea. They really are great. I was looking at the display at my LFS yesterday. 2 40’s on a 120 long. It looks like there’s a tsunami going on in there! It stinks they are so much money. Maybe I could get one at a time? Lol

Hemmdog · Jul 21, 2019

Still very open to suggestions of other powerheads though that are comparable, I’m all ears.

dantimdad · Jul 21, 2019

Despite what everyone says, jebao power heads have worked for me.

As long as you vinegar bathe them every 6 months.

Katrina71 · Jul 21, 2019

dantimdad said:
Despite what everyone says, jebao power heads have worked for me.

As long as you vinegar bathe them every 6 months.

Me too.

Katrina71 · Jul 21, 2019

@Hemmdog doing some reading... experienced reefers on here compare the Jebao RW series to the MP40. A wider flow vs the stream effect of the Jebao WP series. It might be worth a look.