Gyre xf330 vs Mp40

[Leaflynn]

I am looking for advice as to which would be better for an 180g LPS dominant tank 2 gyre xf330 or 2 mp40 mainly comprised of frogspawn, octospawn, hammers, and goniopora.

 

[LC8Sumi]

Why not both?)

 

[Leaflynn]

Lol maybe down the line.

 

[LC8Sumi]

I’d start with the Mp40’s, then add the gyres down the line. The MP40’s are so universal and great that you can’t go wrong with them.

 

[Leaflynn]

I consider the gyre because of my aqua scape

 

[Leaflynn]

This video is a little older but it will give you an idea of how the sape looks added corals since then.

 

[TheOne]

I've ran both and if you can only budget for two then gyre 100%. I run 4 mp40's now only for the ease of cleaning them. I keep a couple of spare wetsides and just rotate them out.

The gyres weren't hard to clean but with my cable management they were a pain to take off.

 

[CivicS14]

I agree with @TheOne about the cleaning aspect. I hated cleaning my gyres so much, I got 3 mp40's just to match the kind of flow I was getting with a pair of gyres. It took me about 15 min to disassemble and clean a gyre vs. 5 min. on a mp40. Also, the gyres needed cleaning more often, else they would get loud and efficiency would suffer.

I prefer the gyres in flow because the wide flow and you can program the pumps on the controller it comes with, unlike the mp40s where I had to get a reeflink that works half the time. Annoying as it was to program on the ReefLink, it's only needed once and never touched it again.

 

[roberthu526]

Short term go with Gyre. Long term I suggest Vortech.
Gyre is cheaper and creates awesome flow but requires too frequent cleaning and it is a PITA to clean.
Vortech is more expensive upfront but down the road maintenance is a piece of cake and the flow is very good too.