Reefer_Madness February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I know it has been out for a few months and it looks like some WAMAS members bought one, but I don't see any product reviews. What are your thoughts so far? I switched to a new tank and the glass is thicker, so my MP10s are making a little more noise than normal. I've been debating buying a Gyre in stead of new MP40s. What do you guys think about the new Gyre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwaggs February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I have the 130. I love it. It does the work of two power heads. The best part is: it comes with a controller. It is also about half the price of the vortechs. There is zero noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob A February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 (edited) I have the 150... Check this out first: http://wamas.org/forums/topic/70824-broke-my-new-maxspect-gyre-already/?p=635947 Having said that, I will say that it moves a ton of water. With it mounted in a horizontal position on one end of a 6 ft 220gal it will move the sand a little at the opposite end of the tank, even with two big rock towers in the centerline of the tank. This seems like too much flow for some of the corals that are not sheltered. The fish love it. They swim against the current. I have 2 mp40s going too. In pulse mode it doesn't stir the sand up the way it does in constant on mode. I had it set for a 30 second pulse and it makes lots of water move but doesn't seem to reach as far as when it is just running continuously. I don't the "gyre" effect happens in these conditions (pulse in a long tank).I did try it in a vertical position pushing the water across the front of the tank. It was a heck of a lot of movement with no obstructions so I put it back in the horizontal mode. I might put it in a vertical position to blow across the back of the tank, behind the rock to see if that works better for the front of the tank. I still want to try some other positions. It might be better suited to being in the middle of the back glass in a back and forth mode. Sorry, I can't remember the mode names. More experimenting to come! Edited February 12, 2015 by Rob A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefer_Madness February 12, 2015 Author Share February 12, 2015 Rob - On a scale of 1 to 10 what is your rating at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I have the 130. I love it. It does the work of two power heads. The best part is: it comes with a controller. It is also about half the price of the vortechs. There is zero noise. What size tank do you have again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Do a forum search. There are a few reviews of the pumps. I have two gyres on a 240g (60x36) and they replaced 6x Tunze 6105's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08can-am February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Do a forum search. There are a few reviews of the pumps. I have two gyres on a 240g (60x36) and they replaced 6x Tunze 6105's.Thats pretty impressive. Id love to pull all my powerheads on my 300 and only need 2 of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefer_Madness February 12, 2015 Author Share February 12, 2015 I did a forum search, but since the Gyre is so new, I wanted MORE experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Check out r2r and RC also for more opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilRams February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 (edited) Im about to order the 130. I have been reading the main threads on r2r and I'm kind of hesitant at times since theres different types of issues being reported. I also understand any new product has its growing pains. As long as the vendors or Maxspect/CoralVue back it up I'm willing to try it. Edited February 13, 2015 by WilRams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwaggs February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 (edited) What size tank do you have again?65 gallon The 130 zero will work for 25 gallon to 100 gallon. Edited February 13, 2015 by Joshwaggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 (edited) My neighbor set it up in my 29 Biocube and if we set it up vertically we were able to turn the cube into a whirlpool, was pretty funny. Overall I'd stick to my MP10 for my cube. Wasn't thrilled with it other than the vortex creating potential Edited February 13, 2015 by Happyfeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob A February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 I guess I would give it a 7 or 8 overall. But like a 10 for water movement, 6 for durability/ruggedness, 7 for controller (non wireless). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 I have a xf150 on a 57 rimless. Absolutely love it, and highly recommend it. There is a great article on Advnanced Aquaria about it. The author has some great tips on cleaning it as it definitely has to be cleaned every 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2nhle February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 I may get them when I am done with my upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiev0008 February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 vortech just announced a new mp40 it's black in color the control looks like it's going to be silent Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 And it still has the same, crummy, unimproved conical flow pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaycee172003 February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 Go by incredible corals and check it out for urself. They have plenty in stock Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwaggs February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 I would guess there is a reason why Vortechs suddenly dropped a hundred dollars in price. People are buying gyres like crazy. The 130 gyre costs 239 dollars. The Vortech (one vortech, which most people get more than one) costs 299 dollars. That's down from 395 dollars, last month. The gyres just produce more flow at a cheaper price, and they come with a controller (not wireless). They make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ford February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 The new vortech will be 350. They probably dropped the price to clear inventory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCReefer1964 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 And it still has the same, crummy, unimproved conical flow pattern.LOL Tony your crazy. Nothing replaces a Tunze but a Tunze years of reliability. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKN5 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I bought a 150 (posted a video somewhere I think) for my shallow 80... It wasn't for me or the tank... I have a bunch of softies and gorgonians.. the flow was very strong in some places (too strong) in fact most places for my tank... it was also only in one direction... and while I know this had proven to be ok and even good for corals.. I just prefer the flow from both sides... I also didn't care for the limited modes, lack of night mode, also the build quality was a little suspect (I had one of the first run)... I went back to mps as I have several times in the past.. can't seem to replace the reef crest flow style... That said, if I had a larger tank or could afford to have one on each side of the tank, I would consider one again... they definitely move an insane amount of water... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I don't like how the controller only has on and off and has no reefcrest type flow. I don't like how linear the flow pattern is for the first few feet. It does spread out but that's only nice in a longer tank. I don't like how the reverse mode is half as powerful as the forward side, if that. (Maybe in am doing something wrong but I have played with it enough, I quit messing with it) I don't like how it has to be directed just right on a smaller tank or else it sucks water into it like crazy. In don't like how the only thing you can control is the speed and time it runs forward and backward. Honestly I want to get some more vortechs, I like their conical flow pattern because it spreads the flow out much better than any other power head. I don't want a jet stream shooting across my tank I want full water movement. I am running the 150 in my 60 gallon and it took FOREVER to get into a place where I could use it at 100%... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKN5 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I agree with those points as well... main reason I went back to vortechs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 LOL Tony your crazy. Nothing replaces a Tunze but a Tunze years of reliability. IMHO I was referring to the post above about the Vortechs. I'm not a fan LOL. I don't care how quiet the new ones are because the flow can't compare to the Gyre. I do agree with you on the reliability of Tunzes though. I never had a lick of trouble out of mine. I can only hope the Gyre will be half as reliable. Time will tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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