Who's ruining two gyres and two vortechs?

[hatfielj]

Not knocking your post at all but - Ive never understood the Gyre to Vortech flow comparison, like comparing a carrot to a potato - The gyres footprint is much bigger than the vortech, so has to give off more flow by standard logic..... Always thought the main reason for going Vortechs for every one was primarily aesthetics followed by flow and controllability. Gyre will always dish out more flow than a Vortech, but its an ugly old eyesore in anything less than a very large tank.

Fair enough. I guess it comes down to what is more important to you...Aesthetics or performance. For me, I want the healthiest acros possible and for that, the gyres win hands down in terms of providing the best flow. Also, price is not to be ignored. 2 MP60s will cost you $1400. 2 XF350 Gyres with a controller will cost you around $500. After having owned both, I can tell you the $500 gyres are the clear winners. I personally think they are less of an eyesore than a giant mp60 and they are easier to clean around. The new controllers have a couple of preprogrammed flow cycles included that I think are perfect and I see no need to change constantly, so the controllability thing is also not a problem for me. To each his/her own though.

 

[minus9]

I also have this combination but did not hook up yet, curious what other’s setting on this too.

Did you ever set up all the pumps using the wave engine yet? I'm also going to swap return pumps too, I'm not waiting for vectra support, so I'm going with a Varios or COR 20?

 

[minus9]

Well, I just ordered the wave engine through my favorite local shop and I'm eagerly waiting for it to arrive. I'm watching all the vids, especially the ones integrating with the apex.
@CoralVue any news on Vectra support? Is this something that's going to happen or should we just scratch it off our to do list?

 

[minus9]

Ready to get my flow on!

 

[X-37B]

Fair enough. I guess it comes down to what is more important to you...Aesthetics or performance. For me, I want the healthiest acros possible and for that, the gyres win hands down in terms of providing the best flow. Also, price is not to be ignored. 2 MP60s will cost you $1400. 2 XF350 Gyres with a controller will cost you around $500. After having owned both, I can tell you the $500 gyres are the clear winners. I personally think they are less of an eyesore than a giant mp60 and they are easier to clean around. The new controllers have a couple of preprogrammed flow cycles included that I think are perfect and I see no need to change constantly, so the controllability thing is also not a problem for me. To each his/her own though.

Agree. I have 4 eyesores in my 120. 2 6105's on the sides, used.
2 6095's on the back wall, new.
I was thinking of gyres where I have the 6105's.
Found 4 used for $300.
I went with good used equipment at a very reduced price.
Guess I will live with my eyesores for awhile lol.

 

[JMM744]

My 120 is running 4 gyres and 2 mp10’s. I love the hydros. I am trying to work the pumps around to get rid of dead areas. I have two 330’s on the back wall and two 350’s on either end. The MPs do sweeper duty on the front and back floors.

 

[minus9]

My 120 is running 4 gyres and 2 mp10’s. I love the hydros. I am trying to work the pumps around to get rid of dead areas. I have two 330’s on the back wall and two 350’s on either end. The MPs do sweeper duty on the front and back floors.

Nice! I managed to get the two gyres running before the lights turned off, so I'll have to connect the mp40's tomorrow. It took a minute to connect to Wi-Fi (several tries) but I got it done. Time to dig deeper into the videos on programming.

 

[minus9]

Okay, the gyres are running but they're really weak compared to the native controller. I have the pump selected to 330, but it doesn't seem the same. I tried setting it to the 350 and it was full on power. What's going on? @CoralVue

 

[Reef_in_Denver]

2x 330s - sides - Random Flow
2x MP10wqd - back walls - Reef Crest 100%

I'm blasting those MFers

Reefer 250

 

[minus9]

2x 330s - sides - Random Flow
2x MP10wqd - back walls - Reef Crest 100%

I'm blasting those MFers

Reefer 250

I have mine (330's) set to 100% on sps reef, but they seem really weak, so I'm not sure what I'm missing here? I'm about to connect my MP40's, so we'll see?
Also, they are really loud now.

 

[minus9]

Can't pair the mp40's and they're right next to the unit. I've removed them from ESL and the reef link. The fun continues.

 

[minus9]

Just hooked up my Maxspect controller to the 330's and they're working just fine and back to normal power. Time to call CoralVue.

 

[minus9]

Okay, everything is connected and playing nicely. I love that all my pumps, except my vectra are connected to the same controller. I want to thank Carlos for helping me through the setup and troubleshooting process. I'm going to start another thread about my setup and the issues I encountered. CV customer support (especially Carlos) is simply amazing!

Just a quick pic, apologies for the dark image.

 

[minus9]

Just to update this combo of vortechs and gyres. I really, really love this combo! The fact that I can set a nutrient transport/export mode and run it for short durations throughout the day so fluently is pure awesome! My fish are freaking a little, but there's so much detritus that's being kicked up, I'm super happy to get it to the skimmer more frequently. Thank you guys for making a great pump controller, it's exactly what I needed and desired!

 

[minus9]

Just checking for those of us using vortechs with the WE, are yours turning off during "water change" mode? Also, during feeding mode, I would love to have the vortechs barely turn like before, is this possible? They're running during feeding mode, but at a much higher rate than before (using ESL). Both modes are being activated via my apex. My gyres shut off during feed mode and water change mode, but it would be great if both vortechs and gyres could barely run during feed mode initiated by the apex. @CoralVue
Really loving the flow!

 

[minus9]

@CoralVue What's the status with Vectra support and battery backup?