Help please with flow in peninsula tank

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Can anyone help solve my flow issue. I have a mixed reef peninsula tank 58x28x24 inches with 2 Reefwave 45 gyres - one horizontally opposite end to weir and one vertical next to weir. I had to give in and put the horizontal one at the end as circulation wasn’t enough. Not particularly visually appealing but it was better than having them both at the weir end. Trouble is I get recurring cyano which will be down the the flow or lack of, getting into the rocks. I’m considering getting a tunze 6095 or similar but want a plan of sorts so I’m not just throwing money at it. Thoughts?

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I use 2 mp40s on weir end, and 2 fx330 gyres on opposite end. The gyre is at 100% pulsing and the mp40s are on 75% nutrient transport. Get more wavemakers.
 
I have a 48” peninsula I used gyres on opposite ends for a long time then I accidentally broke them cleaning and have since switched to Tunze 6095. I currently have two on the overflow side. I got a a Sicce XStream to try out on the viewing end. Where as the Sicce is a nice little pump, it produces flow so wide it is useless to me. I have since ordered another 6095 and will get a fourth in the near future. I will have a total of four mounted in each corner. The 6095s produce strong yet wide flow. However they will not reach your 58” length. The flow really tapers off at around 3 feet or so. Now the nice thing is you can aim them so that may be of help, but if your hope is to blast water 58” with that pump you will be disappointed I would go larger. If you don’t want the 6095 in the end I will rehome it for you.
 

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