Loads of Flow in a Large Cube

[Biglurr54]

Well I have the tank up and cycling and the flow has been decided on. I went with two gyre 3ks. They are on either end pointed at each other. They run for 90 minutes independently with 15 minutes of overlap.

On the back wall I have an mp40qd on either side of the overflow. They are set to 75% on reef crest.

It's alot of flow but fully controllable and should meet my needs as the tank grows into itself.

 

[Biglurr54]

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[ether]

Well I have the tank up and cycling and the flow has been decided on. I went with two gyre 3ks. They are on either end pointed at each other. They run for 90 minutes independently with 15 minutes of overlap.

On the back wall I have an mp40qd on either side of the overflow. They are set to 75% on reef crest.

It's alot of flow but fully controllable and should meet my needs as the tank grows into itself.

How did it come along? Looking at a similar tank and trying to figure out flow.

 

[Biglurr54]

I cant recommend they gyres enough! I ended up with 4 xf250s running at about 30-40% pulsing. I have 2 mp40s on the back wall still but they are pounding my sps. I have them set at reef crest at 30%. There are no dead spots and everything gets turned over well. There are good areas of lower flow in the middle for LPS. This is more a factor of the rock work than the pump placements but gyres do create a slower flow in the middle of the tank.

If your on a tighter budget go with Jebao crossflows for now and dont do the mp40s on the back wall. I tried 2 of jebao's largest gyres. It worked alright but you are better off with 4 smaller gyres. 4 3ks turned down to 65% would fit the bill perfectly. Two xf250s werent moving much on the outside edges of the tank so i added an extra two and it is perfect.

 

[biecacka]

I run 4 MP40’s and an original gyre 150 on my cube. Keeps the water moving....haha

corey

 

[Biglurr54]

Corals couldn't be happier.