Building a 220g advise and tips

blaujess

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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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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?
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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?
 
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
 
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