Building a 220g advise and tips

[blaujess]

Its my third setup but first time that big 72x24x30.
For the moment I got the monterey stand in black and I got lumina hybrid led/t5 in 60 inch

if some want to suggest me equipement it will be appreciate and I would like to see sump and piping picture to help me

for flow I was thinking for 2xgyre 150 or 2xrw 15/20

 

[MMacro]

I would avoid the gyres until the new version comes out. I have worked with MANY of these units (all of which broke due to snails, crabs, and other small critters) it seems that they make the propellers out of cardboard.

 

[GimpyFin]

Supposedly since January, the gyre 150s have been shipping with the improved blades.

 

[blaujess]

After some research cheap RW seems to be more reliable than those gyre

 

[blaujess]

The new jebao cross flow look great

 

[scooter31707]

The RWs move a lot of water, which I use one on my QT. On my DT I use the MP40s, little more of an erratic flow. For as a sump I like the Aquamaxxs, don't know if they fit into your budget or not.

 

[lpsouth1978]

I love my RW-20's, 2 in a 300g. They move A LOT of water. If you chose to go Jebao, get the JBWave for them. It gives you MUCH better flow patterns.

As for a sump, I just make my own. Find a cheap tank (craigslist or $1/gallon sale), get a few pieces of glass cut (for baffles), silicone the baffles in and you have a sump. MUCH cheaper than commercially available sumps, just doesn't have all of the unnecessary extras.

 

[scooter31707]

+1^^^^. Petco is having a $1 per gallon sale until May 5th, I think.

 

[blaujess]

Thanks alot for those answer guy. I think I will go whit 2x rw15 on both side and 2rw8 in the back glass

 

[blaujess]

+1^^^^. Petco is having a $1 per gallon sale until May 5th, I think.

Thanks I will look that right now

 

[Holyreefer]

i have a 210 my words of advise would be:

Weekly water changes are a must
FLOW FLOW FLOW, did i say Flow?
Have a Diaster & recovery plan, this is a lot of water
Be patient its a bigger volume of water takes a longer time to adjust

I heard nothing but great things about the Echotech pumps

 

[blaujess]

i have a 210 my words of advise would be:

Weekly water changes are a must
FLOW FLOW FLOW, did i say Flow?
Have a Diaster & recovery plan, this is a lot of water
Be patient its a bigger volume of water takes a longer time to adjust

I heard nothing but great things about the Echotech pumps

Do you have only 1 gyre in your 210?

 

[FirstContact]

I would avoid the gyres until the new version comes out.

Are they planning on making further adjustments? The new ruggedized propellers have been out for a while.

 

[Holyreefer]

Do you have only 1 gyre in your 210?

I now have 2 gyres
1 tunze and
1 Koralia 2400

I just got this 2nd gyre but soon figured out when you try to sync them they are a pain so I'm going to put the 2nd gyre on my 90 freshwater and put the mp60 on the opposite end of the gyre

 

[Drewl117]

I run 2 gyre 150's on my 210 and there is pleanty of flow. I've had mine for over a year with zero problems. In the sump which is a 75 gallon tank that I baffled, I run 2 -7" filter socks, smr1 bio pellet reactor, brs 2 stage reactor for gfo and carbon, reef octopus regal 200 skimmer, and a deep water bldc1200 return pump ( which runs both reactors and a 20 gallon frag tank). Pleanty of power and quiet.

 

[Reel North]

I have 2 gyres. The first I bought early, and it was terrible. They replaced all the parts, which made it a new version. The second is the newer one with the new mounts, blades etc. It's awesome. No issues at all.

 

[scuzy]

I have two gyre 150 and two mp60 and I get tons of flow in my system.

 

[Holyreefer]

Ive got to get this thing fixed then. I've reached out to CoralVue on Friday night but haven't heard back yet. Well see what they have to say

 

[Holyreefer]

I run 2 gyre 150's on my 210 and there is pleanty of flow. I've had mine for over a year with zero problems. In the sump which is a 75 gallon tank that I baffled, I run 2 -7" filter socks, smr1 bio pellet reactor, brs 2 stage reactor for gfo and carbon, reef octopus regal 200 skimmer, and a deep water bldc1200 return pump ( which runs both reactors and a 20 gallon frag tank). Pleanty of power and quiet.

How do you have yours syncs (Programmed)?

When i cleaned it now only one of the sides wants to work on the unit that is working. Any suggestions?

 

[Reel North]

Disassemble it. I had that happen before as well. There's a great video that coralvue put out on the reassembly. There's a notch you need to line up, and if you don't, it won't work right. The motor runs both shafts, so if one turns, the other will turn as well

http://youtu.be/G6LCWSTmK1A