Madreefers New Build/Upgrade

[whatcaneyedo]

Pretty frustrating. There is a new Facebook page called Prince George BC Saltwater Community with 30-40 members. You could try selling some frags there. Mostly all they want are mushrooms and zoanthids though. I've been turning many of my SPS into Calcium Reactor fuel lately.

[Madreefer]

Well I decided to remove some clutter from my tank. Out with the 5 Tunzes I had in there.

I bought 2 of the Maxspect Gyres. Pretty cool and really happy with how compact they are. Unfortunatley one of them was defective so I only have one running at the moment until I can get parts or a replacement.

I like that they can be placed so high to the water line as they do
not stick out like a sore thumb like most of the un-natural looking things we put in our tanks for flow etc. So my hatred of cords in a tank is'nt so bad as it's not too easily seen The magnets are fairly strong and the pump does'nt move around at all and no rattling like I had with the Vortechs when out of alignment. I also ike that the cages can be moved to direct flow. Coming with an extra set of propellors is also a bonus. Only complaint is the fancy packaging, could of went with a basic cardboard box to keep costs down and price too.

I'm running the one I have right now at 100% and yes it is a little noisy but not near as bad the Vortechs I once had. Running at it's highest power is necessary right now and i'm glad I went with 2 as this single one is not as much flow as i'd like. The reverse on the Gyres are pretty weak. But over all i'm happy with my decision to go with the Gyres. I can't wait to have them both running together.
More of a Gyre opinion than a tank update but i'm waiting for the 2015 Tank pic thread to open to add a pic.

[pgtanks]

That's pretty good replacing 5 powerheads with 2. I can't wait for the smaller gyres to be available.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

i'm waiting for the 2015 Tank pic thread to open to add a pic.

Very soon

[pgtanks]

How are you liking the gyres, did you ever get your second one?

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by pgtanks

How are you liking the gyres, did you ever get your second one?

The one Gyre that is working is awesome, it replaced 5 Tunzes.
As for the second one...... no I'm waiting for parts. Bunch of bullcrap as I ordered this thing overnight express on Dec23 and did not receive until Dec29th and was told that the retailer will not warranty. I want a new one but apparently CoralVue which is the distributor says that they are doing me a courtesy by sending replacement parts.
In my eyes the store should be giving me a replacement and they can deal with the so called distributor themselves.

[skabooya]

Hey Whatcanyoudo I cant find the group on FB. I wanna join

[whatcaneyedo]

Originally Posted by skabooya

Hey Whatcanyoudo I cant find the group on FB. I wanna join

Oops I made a slight typo in my earlier post. The group is "Prince George B.C. Salt Water Community" There are periods between B and C and Saltwater is split into two words. Hopefully now you can find it.

[Myka]

Got any new pics Bill? It's been awhile!

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by Myka

Got any new pics Bill? It's been awhile!

Yea sure Mindy! Here ya go.
I have'nt really been in to my tank for a while. I've kinda lost interest in the hobby and finding it quite boring. Nothing new or exciting about it lately. A month or so ago my Pinktail Trigger decided to tuen in to a serial killer and started killing my fish. Lost a few hundred dollars worth of fish and also have a one-eyed blenny now. So I gave him to our LFS and ordered a Hippo Tang and a Blonde Naso Tang from J&L. Oh and I got a Halequin Tusk a while back. Maybe the upcoming winter months when I put my RC planes and trucks away will get me interested again.