Maxspect Gyre thread

I hated mine at first due to a minor issue it had. Got it figured out and it's been running great. As soon as I installed it tons of junk got stirred up into the water it has the best even flow I've ever seen and fish and corals have responded to it in a positive way it is a bit louder then I hoped but have read that they quiet down. Ecotech MP 40s are built better and have a much nicer controller then the Gyer but once it set shouldnt have to even mess with the controller. Also like the fact that when you clean yor glass you don't have to worry about bumping it and having to mess with it to stop the knocking noise like the MPs. So as of now I'm verry impressed I just hope they last I'll do another review after a couple months.

 

I like mine. I had issues with it not running right, they replaced the motor housing and shipped it out the same day so I rate customer service as outstanding. I find it better than my mp40's in every way except two. It needs the stronger magnet for 3/4" glass and the MP40 is ok so there is another $60, and I still like the vortech cord outside the tank. Other than that I like the gyre controller better, it flows more and can produce alternating gyre and has much less noise per flow.

I am running the gyre at 40% vertically with each rotor pointing opposite directions switching flow every 10 min, I also run 2 mp40's in lagoon mode at 7o% anti sync on my 120g. I will crank the gyre up more when the stronger mag comes. I am using the extra larger flipper mag cleaner to help hold it in place.

 

I have two gyres. They are placed vertically, one on each back corner of my tank. I run one at a time every 3-4 hours changing which one is running. I really like them placed vertically and in the back for a few reasons. I have alot of LPS on my sandbed and running the gyres vertically and toward the top of the tank decreasses the flow at the sand level some. The flow still has a gyre affect but the flow on the reef is more random instead of unidirection across the top and bottom. And I love that they are almost invisible but my tank has a ton of flow. The fish love to swim against the current very close to the gyre. With other pumps it was too much concentrated flow and the fish tried to avoid this. It is also quieter because some of the sound is lost behind the tank although the sound was never loud enough for me to worry about.

 

I have a 150g tall. depending on the layout of your tank the alternating flow function should work fine. Since you already have a gyre it wouldnt hurt to try it and see what happens.

 

I had the same problem with my controller and also the same issue with the black bushing Carlos sent me new controller and bushing and it worked great. As for the sound it does get quieter after it runs a week or so . The break in is more for the ceramic bushings to to wear smooth that's what makes it start to quiet down which doesent take long and vinager cleaning won't affect the ceramic parts. I would just give it a chance I was very frustrated also to the point I wanted to send it back or throw it in front of a train. But now I'm very happy and have never been so impressed by a piece of aquarium equipment my skimmer has never worked so good as it really gets all the junk moved around into the overflow I took both my MP 40s out. It was also helpful to see Romans setup that really helped so when you get your new parts your more than welcome to stop over and see how mine is setup or i could stop over and help you out I need to get to Des Moines sometime soon anyways

 

I am very impressed with my GYRE also. I never had any issues at all with mine so I am lucky with that. I think the controller could be of better quality but with that said once you have it set you shouldn't have too mess with it. They are pretty versatile. Maybe you could try to mount it vertically and try a different impeller combination one running in different directions so it doesn't disrupt your elephant ear.

 

I saw a few pics that had burs on the plastic the just need filed off to eliminate the noise.

 

yes, let me see if I can find a pic

 

The link below is a vid of my tank and how my gyre is placed. The way my rocks and overflows are the vertical corner placement adds some turbulance and somewhat rondom flow. The gyre is at 40% continuous flow. You may have to cut and paste.

http://vimeo.com/115858004

 

There's no way could match that LOL. I had a hard time figuring out how to post a simple video