kien

I saw one of these demoed over the weekend. Best thing since sliced bread! So awesome !

Aquattro

Interesting, but I don't think I could fit one in my tank. I'd have to mount on overflow and aim it at the front glass, 26" away.

kien

That was actually what was demoed to me. The store had it mounted onto their overflow right under their weir. Then they had it on surge simulation mode where it does a huge surge and pushed a nice long and wide stream of water across the top of the tank, just like a surf surge! It was awesome. I also saw one mounted vertically along the side of the tank. When I get my hands one one I plan to mount one right under my overflow weird as well and do the same thing.

Wheelman76

I was originally thinking about mounting one on the overflow directly beneath the teeth but was reading someone's opinion on reef central ,that it would be pushing leftover food /detritus etc away from the overflow instead of allowing it to go down the overflow and caught by the sock or skimmed out. I guess everything would make it through the overflow eventually though , so not sure if that would really be a concern or not.

kien

I personally wouldn't leave it on continuous flow if it is mounted under the overflow weir. Although, as you said, I suspect eventually stuff will make its way down the weir one way or another. It (food and deteitus) might take a little longer to get down as it would have to travel around the Gyre's flow pattern. I would use it to send a periodic surge (if mounted under the weir).

Stinktooth

When are you expecting the pre orders to arrive?

Slick Fork

I'm curious to see if you'd get a deadzone type build-up underneath the Gyre pump. In the video it looked like the power was impressive across the top but pretty slow right under the pump. Especially noticeable to me in the coral snow demo at the end.

Bblinks

Got one on ordered...been reading up on them for a while now. There is a good thread on rc for the fresh release reviews and it does show really promising results, but like all innovative new designs it does raise some questions about longevity of the pump and maintenance schedule.

One thing is for certain that these pumps move water in a linear flow and creates a gyre effect which acts almost like what a wavemaker would do to shift water, almost eliminating anydead spot in the tank. For all those sps tanks out there it's a no brainer this is what you need.

The uncertainties, at least for me are the tight tolerances on the pump, seems it can easily be clogged up by small organisms or maybe even sand but I guess that's why they recommend monthly clean up with 3-6 month total disassemble for maintenance. I know it doesn't sound too bad but we all know life is too busy for that. I barely clean my power heads as it is not along monthly service, that's crazy talk. Another thing is the placement of it...one is enough for one side? ..... Is that gonna create a leaning tower look once the corals starts to grow? Are people getting a cramped neck looking at your tank?! Lol I don't know, guess time will tell. Noise level also were brought to attention but the consensus were after the itinitial breaking period, up to 4 weeks it will be quiter than tunzes which I was hoping for.

Don't get me wrong, after all, I did order one. It has the protential to become the next greatest leap in water movement in our tanks. I think it will take a few months of good feed back from different setups to perfect it but I have faith. Price is fairly decent too at 319. I hope you all get one and try it out. JL's service is second to none, I know the boys there will take care of us on the west coast if there is any problems.

I will do a review once my tank is up and running with the gyre. The plan is hopefully I can eliminate all the propeller pumps in the tank to create the true clean look.

Aquattro

I agree that they would add a clean look, but I can't mount anything on the sides, just the back. So that really shortens the distance, and I'd have to dial it back to not remove sand from the front of my tank. Maybe....I dunno, I guess I'll have to come see yours when you get it going