Where to place new gyre 150's

[bbowler1]

Where to place new gyre 150's

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I just got my 225 gallon tank ready to setup. its a standard 6'x2.5x2' I was thinking that in addition to my return pump was to place 2 of these in the tank for flow. Any help in the best placement would be great.

I was thinking 1 horizontal on 1 end near the top but not sure on the other. Same as the other but opposite end? vertical on opposite end?

will be mixed tank of softies and LPS
and an easy stony if I get bold.

Thanks,

 

[daveM100]

I have a 130 on my 4 foot and it's more then enough flow at 50%, horizontal, flow comes all the way back around. Going with 2 150's on my 8 footer but I'd try 1 first on yours and see how it goes imo. Horizontal on one side.

 

[dave.m]

What are you doing to bring stale water up from the lower parts of the tank towards the surface to get oxygenated? Are you going for any sort of gyre effect?

Dave.M

 

[pigskin018]

Yeah the gyre xf150 moves a ton of water. I only have a 125 gal which is 4 feet across and if I put it anything above 30% sand goes flying everywhere.

I'd agree with big Dave and try 1 first.

 

[daveM100]

Could try 2 side by side, I think I'm going to give that a try when the 240 is up. See how gyre mode goes that way. And I have my 130 angled a notch up so it breaks the surface also. I feed right in front of it and it carries the food all the way across, down the other side, across the bottom and back up a couple of times at least before the extra is filtered out.

 

[bbowler1]

Thanks, I am hoping with a pulse action on the 150 and the return pump coming off the back there will also be some random flow to it and not just a continuous one way cycle.

 

[bbowler1]

Has anyone tried these with 1 paddle going forward and 1 reversed to see if that was a good random flow?

 

[pigskin018]

Has anyone tried these with 1 paddle going forward and 1 reversed to see if that was a good random flow?

I haven't personally but most people say it doesn't work as well as advertised. You basically get bad flow both ways instead of awesome flow 1 way.

I have 40% pulse and it seems to leave no dead spots and moves tons of water

 

[daveM100]

+1 for pulse.

 

[bbowler1]

agreed, I will start with it horizontal on the one end and do the pulse mode and see how it goes.