Just Got Vortechs....
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In a 55g your gonna be rocking and rolling! :thumbsup:
cm11599ps
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Yeah, I know. lol
I would have gone with the 10's but I do plan on upgrading within the next year or so and I don't think the 10's would be strong enough for the thicker glass.
I'm just cleaning the house now before my wife gets home so that there's nothing to do later on and I can set these things up without her nagging me to do something.
Who am I kidding, she'll still find something.:headwally:
WallysWorld
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Can you say bigger tank! ;-) I see it coming...
Wife is going out tonight WooHoo!
Wife is going out tonight WooHoo!
cm11599ps
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I already have the perfect spot for an 8' 300 gallon. Its kind of unusable space and the tank would fit PERFECTLY. We'll see how it goes. lol
cm11599ps
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Wow, these things are great. I turned off my other powerheads and plugged one MP40 in. It was instantly getting a bunch of crud from my substrate and rocks and getting it in the water column. Good stuff. I'm really interested to see what my skimmer looks like tomorrow.
Right now I have the 2 MP40's in master/slave in antisync lagoon on the lowest setting. so far, so good.
Right now I have the 2 MP40's in master/slave in antisync lagoon on the lowest setting. so far, so good.
weezyfella
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Any higher setting, you'll probably have a sand storm. You'll see better polyp extension as well now.
I get great movement on my 72 with 1 mp40, but 2 on a 55 must be insane movement.
DrHarryLopez
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Can the Apex control the mp40 anymore than on/off?
cm11599ps
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I haven't played with it yet but you can make the vortechs do anything with the apex. Change modes throughout the day, change intensities, slow the flow for feeding, etc. You do have to purchase a separate wireless module for the apex though.
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As long as you keep them a little higher up, you should be able to turn them up fairly high. I have one on 100% in a 40g and the sand stays where it is . . . . . . mostly.
cm11599ps
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It's not so much the sand I need to worry about as it is my coral. I've got a large toadstool high up in the middle if the tank. I'm using it as a centerpiece kind of thing. Poor guys getting blasted.
I've got a stomach virus going on now so I won't be able play with them today.
I've got a stomach virus going on now so I won't be able play with them today.
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The coral will adjust, they can handle a ton of flow.
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