Hi All,
Moving up from a Reefer 250 to a Reefer 525 XL. My MP10s will not stay on the 5/8" glass of the 525 and are under powered. Also, the room that the new build will reside in will have good viewing of all 3 sides of the display tank. I would LOVE to avoid having pumps/wavemakers on the sides of the tank to provide a clear view from those sidewalls. I'm considering 2 Gyre on the backwall, or possibly the new Red Sea ReefWave gyre flow pumps. This will be an LPS dominant tank (w/ fish).
Questions....
Does anyone have experience with running Gyre-type pumps from back wall out towards the front (one on each side of surface skimmer return box)? Is that too much flow or does it work well? How about using these pumps on the back wall but in vertical position aimed towards the center? Or would an directional pump like the Tunze Nanostreams on the back wall work better? I know putting MP40s on the side walls will likely work well, but I like to have an unobstructed view of the sides.
Thanks for your help,
Alex
Moving up from a Reefer 250 to a Reefer 525 XL. My MP10s will not stay on the 5/8" glass of the 525 and are under powered. Also, the room that the new build will reside in will have good viewing of all 3 sides of the display tank. I would LOVE to avoid having pumps/wavemakers on the sides of the tank to provide a clear view from those sidewalls. I'm considering 2 Gyre on the backwall, or possibly the new Red Sea ReefWave gyre flow pumps. This will be an LPS dominant tank (w/ fish).
Questions....
Does anyone have experience with running Gyre-type pumps from back wall out towards the front (one on each side of surface skimmer return box)? Is that too much flow or does it work well? How about using these pumps on the back wall but in vertical position aimed towards the center? Or would an directional pump like the Tunze Nanostreams on the back wall work better? I know putting MP40s on the side walls will likely work well, but I like to have an unobstructed view of the sides.
Thanks for your help,
Alex
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