Picked up an Icecap 2k for my reefer 250. Love how quiet it is and the flow it puts out. Now Ive never had a gyre before but I have it on sine mode. It is about 6" down aimed slightly up for great surface agitation. Problem is the opposite end of the tank is very turbulent, and the bottom half of the tank all the way below the gyre has low flow. Is there a setting or placement I could try for more even flow? I cant place any corals on the opposite end as they are getting blown about.
Gyre Question
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have mine just a couple inches below the surface, pointing across the surface so tilted up just a hair. Seems to work good.
MichaelReefer
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I had a Gyre in my 250 for a while and it took me a few months to get it "just right." Keep playing with the settings. You want it to cross the top of the tank, and then run down the other side, and come back across the bottom.
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The pump is at 25-80% with it on sine wave at 15-60% I really wanted to get some nice motion in there should I try a different setting?
Ill try moving it up too, I think its about 6" deep aiming more up, maybe thats my problem
Anyone run one vertically? Does it get enough motion across the whole front of the tank? Does it blow all the sand in that first corner?
Ill try moving it up too, I think its about 6" deep aiming more up, maybe thats my problem
Anyone run one vertically? Does it get enough motion across the whole front of the tank? Does it blow all the sand in that first corner?
Tampaman
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If you run it vertically, and are able to keep it up high. the sandbed should hold, with lots of other factors involved of course too. The nice thing is that it should flow around the far end without an abrupt turn around. If you have your rocks away from the walls you might get a full tank gyre. Its a fine line between blowing sand and eliminating dead spots.Start high and lower until sand starts to blow. I have 2 4k on a 150 vertically now.
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