I've been running XF130 for a little over a month and it's great.
Whats your setting?
- Still running other pumps?
Just my return, which is pretty powerful for this size tank (about 30x turnover)
- tank size?
20G (18"x18"x16")
- Corals condition?
LPS & softies have grown accustomed to it; all of my SPS are extended, happy and growing. I have a stylo right in front of the outlet and the PE on it is insane
- What settings are you running on what size tank?
I have the unit mounted vertical in the back rear corner. I'm using the A-A paddle combination, in Alternating Gyre mode with 50% forward and 30% backward
- What angle are you turning your fins too?
Forward motion angle is a few degrees from being parallel with the side glass, the backward motion angle is similarly positioned in relation to the false wall
- Sand bottom? or coral or bare?
Using CaribSea Aragonite sea floor grade; it got kicked up a bit in the begging but has settled down; I did add a couple of small pieces of LR to keep craters from forming in the corners of the tank
- Any relocation of corals or moving rocks?
see above
- Wow, its loud after 60% mode - does it break in after a bit and quite down.. mine did a little.. i think or i went def.
Mine ran sort of loud at the beginning but is dead silent now. The only time mine is loud is if something gets into the cage.
- have you tried the alt gyre blades, etc?
Yes, see above. Love it.
There's something off between the durability of the paddles and the sensitivity of the error notification. I had a dwarf cerith get in there and it broke the paddle.