Need your thoughts.

marinelife · Nov 14, 2017

I am thinking about my flow, currently have 4 280 gyre pumps and 2 6105 streams in my 375 plus a Ecotech L1 on a closed loop with Penductors on the ends. The L1 sucks and is being replaced with an Abyzz A200 this week.
I have the ability to add a second closed loop and was thinking of removing the gyres and adding the second closed loop run by a red dragon 3 230watt pump or another Abyzz.
Would the abyzz and red dragon 3 with Penductors and the streams be enough for sps corals in a 375?

The gyres are great but the noise level is driving us nuts at night.

Diesel · Nov 14, 2017

I would go with the Red dragon, it's a proven pump with a solid record.
I'm testing a Abyzz as we speak but it's early in the game as these are new pumps to our market.
In stead of the gyres I would get two MP60 QD one on each side of the tank and two MP40 QD on the back.

marinelife · Nov 14, 2017

I am going to stay away from Ecotech at the moment. I do not think the noise level would improve with them either.
My buddy has a RD 3 230 Watt and it's nice so I may go with it as a second pump on a second closed loop.

marinelife · Nov 20, 2017

I spoke with CoralVue this today. They are handling sales and support now. They are getting me the parts I need and I feel good knowing they are handling everything now.
So far the pump is working great and looks to be made well. I hope to not need support for it for some time but if I do I know I have it.

Give me a year or 2 and I will give you a comparison of both Abyzz and Royal Exclusiv

mtraylor · Nov 20, 2017

I would replace the gyre's with a tunze turbelle stream 3's if you like that type of flow and have your rock setup for it.

marinelife · Nov 20, 2017

Right now the plan is to just run the Abyzz possibly in wave mode so it would be like the Tunze. I did like the flow in the tank when I had the Tunze waveboxes.
I will run the RD3 on its own closed loop at 100% more likely.
I will still have 2 Tunze Streams 6105s that I can put on a Tunze controller to change flow if needed.
Then I will evaluate this and add pumps if needed.