How quickly do your gyres drop gph?

[JoJosReef]

Just wondering. I have a Maxspect Jump 2K gyre on my 40 long. Seems like it is continually dropping flow strength and sometimes has difficulty switching from forward to reverse and vice versa. I gave it a good wipe down about a week ago and it is already slowing down. I don't know what a bushing is, but I understand you have to change them periodically. How often do you change yours?

Thanks!

 

[CasperOe]

I am running two of the Red Sea gyres which are build by Maxspect and I have not noticed any issues at all mate! They are going strong- havent been cleaned yet since i installed them 14 months ago. Might be time now

 

[I never finish anythi]

My 4k I clean around the 6month mark. I don't run mine in the alternating direction mode tho . Puts to much stress on it .imo

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I clean my icecap gyres once-twice per year.
I don't know what a bushing is either.

 

[Waters]

When I was running them (1st or 2nd generation) they would start to lose GPH pretty quickly....much quicker than other water movers. I got tired of constantly cleaning them and moved on.

 

[SPS2020]

Impeller bushings are at the end of the cage and often need to be cleaned to allow the impeller to spin freely. I use wet\dry paper if I find things are getting "sticky". I clean my gyres about every two weeks at the same time I clean the wet side of my MP40. I have two different Maxspect gyres and three ReefWave 45 gyres. By far, the ReefWave 45 gyres are superior, IMO.

 

[fodsod]

I've got 2 of the new Maxspec 330's in my 90g. They seem to slow down a bit after about 1-2 months of use but nothing drastic. I dropped $100 at CoralVue and got a second set of blades and cages so I can just swap them in quickly and clean the other ones later.