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Ahoy all, I've been terrified of Gyres since their inception. When they first hit the market I got the smallest jebao one and set it on the absolute lowest settings and used it in my 40 gallon tank for exactly 15 seconds before pulling it out and never using it again. Needless to say they were always too strong for my uses so that closed that and I never really learned what they could do.
Now, Im looking to get a gyre for a 48x36x20 150 gallon IM lagoon tank. The trauma of having 40 lbs of sand in the water column in a tank with fish and coral is telling me not to, but I cannot imagine that they're impossible to use in a tank of those dimensions. I thought ok I'll get one of the FX330 cloud edition but I have concerns about the glass thickness being too much for the FX330. Its rated for up to 15mm the same as the tank so if their magnets are particularly reliable and I'd be ok with the 330 let me know. Anyway, can the FX350 be dialed down to a reasonable flow rate? Can I just run one or do you need two on alternating sides of the tank? And do the cloud edition ones that can be controlled by app require the physical controller? I see they're sold as pump only but every setup video I find is a box of two plus the controller.
Thanks all, if you're gyre veterans please feel free to include anything you think is worth knowing, tips/tricks on placement, etc. If there's a generally better brand for gyre style pumps I'd be interested to know as well.
Now, Im looking to get a gyre for a 48x36x20 150 gallon IM lagoon tank. The trauma of having 40 lbs of sand in the water column in a tank with fish and coral is telling me not to, but I cannot imagine that they're impossible to use in a tank of those dimensions. I thought ok I'll get one of the FX330 cloud edition but I have concerns about the glass thickness being too much for the FX330. Its rated for up to 15mm the same as the tank so if their magnets are particularly reliable and I'd be ok with the 330 let me know. Anyway, can the FX350 be dialed down to a reasonable flow rate? Can I just run one or do you need two on alternating sides of the tank? And do the cloud edition ones that can be controlled by app require the physical controller? I see they're sold as pump only but every setup video I find is a box of two plus the controller.
Thanks all, if you're gyre veterans please feel free to include anything you think is worth knowing, tips/tricks on placement, etc. If there's a generally better brand for gyre style pumps I'd be interested to know as well.