Maxspect Gyre at Macna?
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jporter
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I played with the one at Reef H2O booth. I believe it was the smallest model they will make. Really nice surface agitation and under tow. They had some sinking ping pong like balls in the tank to show the current it created. What I liked most about it was the gentle output. Not at all torrid like a MP40, or tune. Seems like the corals could grow right up to the device. JP
usingthejohn
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A member on another forum I'm on has a beta in his 300g peninsula and he's thoroughly impressed with it.
tcamos
Reef, Crustacean, Puffers
Ha! I know, it reminds me of old curlers from my mom's day. I do wonder if they will make a black model and the clear is just for demonstration or if they intend to sell it that way.
MrSquid
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I was impressed. They stated the middle model had created a sand storm when the put it in an 8' tank on 100%. (although they didn't say how deep or tall the tank was)
I'm not bothered be the look. It's pretty unobtrusive in the tank - it's maybe 1.5" diameter, so it doesn't stick out I side like a Koralia, and the magnet on the outside is really flat.
IMHO it looks a lot nicer in person - especially the black over the clear.
I'm not bothered be the look. It's pretty unobtrusive in the tank - it's maybe 1.5" diameter, so it doesn't stick out I side like a Koralia, and the magnet on the outside is really flat.
IMHO it looks a lot nicer in person - especially the black over the clear.
tcamos
Reef, Crustacean, Puffers
Oh good. I haven't seen a photo of it black yet. I'll have to google it to find one.
Okay...it looks a lot better, but still something like hair curlers.
This guy got his Gyre!
usingthejohn
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To my understanding, he only has 1 Gyre on his tank. As to what model it is (lower/middle/higher) its the lower dual bar. I don't know tank dimensions, other than it's a 300gal and he said in his thread that it pushes water across the entire tank (its a peninsula, so from the overflow to the opposite corner). I don't know at what strength it's running.
His flow setup is as such:
**BETA** maxspect gyre on overflow side
opposite of those are 2 MP60s.
He already said that it sold him on it, and he plans on buying one when its released.
usingthejohn
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I currently have an mp60 and an mp40. Picking up another mp40 Friday. How would you place them to generate the same flow?
tcamos
Reef, Crustacean, Puffers
I was reading about it just the other day in relationship to the Geyer and it would be one towards the top and one towards the bottom at opposite ends of the tank.
But they have a couple of videos on their site that show it with one.
http://ecotechmarine.com/media-gallery/video/the-gyre-wave-of-the-mp10
http://vimeo.com/3883332
I just got that MP-10 and my intention is to use it in conjunction with my MP-40 to create a slow flowing geyer if I can.
But they have a couple of videos on their site that show it with one.
http://ecotechmarine.com/media-gallery/video/the-gyre-wave-of-the-mp10
http://vimeo.com/3883332
I just got that MP-10 and my intention is to use it in conjunction with my MP-40 to create a slow flowing geyer if I can.
Damn I wish I could pull off curlers like that....
Most of the demo videos don't seem to have any rock work in the tank, just those floating balls. Its great they can get that current effect with no obstacles, but I want to see what happens when a couple of boulders get tossed in.
Most of the demo videos don't seem to have any rock work in the tank, just those floating balls. Its great they can get that current effect with no obstacles, but I want to see what happens when a couple of boulders get tossed in.
