Gyre 250 or 280 for 3/4" Glass?

[Kengar]

I'm wondering whether to get a Gyre 250 or go up to the 280. Spec's for the 250 say it will handle up to 3/4" thick glass; in your experience, will it do so (well)?

Tank is a 250 gallons, 7 feet long. Gyre to be mounted horizontally at top on one end of the tank. Plan is to have a pair of Vortech 60's on the back wall to intersect/disrupt/randomize the Gyre-based flow.

Thanks.

Ken

 

[Captain Quint]

The 250 mounts on glass or acrylic up to 3/4 of an inch thick and has a great tank size rating.

The 280 mounts for glass or acrylic aquariums up to 1-1/4 inch and huge tank size rating for sure.