gyre review?

blaujess · 04/04/2016, 12:33 PM

Building a 220g 72x24x30 and im thinking of 2x gyre 150 or 2x rw15.
I like the look and how large is the gyre flow
Price of the rw15 is better but I don t care pay more if the gyre do a better job and more reliable thanks

toky916 · 04/04/2016, 04:06 PM

I have a gyre and then MP on the other side works for me I think two gyres over kill lol
I would get one then like a mp-40 on the other side

blaujess · 04/04/2016, 05:33 PM

I saw so many thread about problem whit the gyre

jminick2 · 04/04/2016, 06:03 PM

flow is pretty great, when it works. Which mine never did. left side always created more flow then right, fins broke, wires wore away from motor.

blaujess · 04/04/2016, 06:31 PM

Did you return it to maxspect?

jminick2 · 04/04/2016, 06:45 PM

that was a pain too. You have to submit a ticket and wait for a reply.. when they got back with me they made me feel like I put it together wrong and wanted me to send a pic and troubleshoot it. The initial ticket I submitted was because weak flow and it was creating air bubbles (no it wasn't sucking air from surface) I did switch around the propellers and got better flow still one side better than the other so I called it good and the bubbles stopped. Which still to this day I don't know why switching the propellers made a difference but about a year into it I broke down the tank and sold a lot that's when I noticed the wires wore away from motors so I advertised it as is and sold it for 50 bucks on here. Bout a week before I broke down the tank one side of it ripped itself apart not sure if it hit a snail or what. But like said I was about to break it down anyway.

jminick2 · 04/04/2016, 06:46 PM

Had an mp40 as well with a bad wet side called ecotech they asked me my name and sent me a new one with shipping supplies for the old one was off the phone in 5 minutes. Now that's customer service. Not submitting a ticket.

GimpyFin · 04/04/2016, 06:56 PM

I've got a gyre 150 running on a 110 tall. Love it. I also have a newer one that has the better mount with rubber pads and i think more rugged blades. Supposedly since January they have been shipping with the improved blades that don't break so easy. It does work well when you complement it with another type of powerhead to get a little more flow in the middle of the tank.

blaujess · 04/04/2016, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jminick2

that was a pain too. You have to submit a ticket and wait for a reply.. when they got back with me they made me feel like I put it together wrong and wanted me to send a pic and troubleshoot it. The initial ticket I submitted was because weak flow and it was creating air bubbles (no it wasn't sucking air from surface) I did switch around the propellers and got better flow still one side better than the other so I called it good and the bubbles stopped. Which still to this day I don't know why switching the propellers made a difference but about a year into it I broke down the tank and sold a lot that's when I noticed the wires wore away from motors so I advertised it as is and sold it for 50 bucks on here. Bout a week before I broke down the tank one side of it ripped itself apart not sure if it hit a snail or what. But like said I was about to break it down anyway.

Thank you . You help me take my decission .

04/04/2016, 12:33 PM	#1
blaujess Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: canada Posts: 62	gyre review? Building a 220g 72x24x30 and im thinking of 2x gyre 150 or 2x rw15. I like the look and how large is the gyre flow Price of the rw15 is better but I don t care pay more if the gyre do a better job and more reliable thanks

04/04/2016, 06:45 PM	#6
jminick2 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,226	that was a pain too. You have to submit a ticket and wait for a reply.. when they got back with me they made me feel like I put it together wrong and wanted me to send a pic and troubleshoot it. The initial ticket I submitted was because weak flow and it was creating air bubbles (no it wasn't sucking air from surface) I did switch around the propellers and got better flow still one side better than the other so I called it good and the bubbles stopped. Which still to this day I don't know why switching the propellers made a difference but about a year into it I broke down the tank and sold a lot that's when I noticed the wires wore away from motors so I advertised it as is and sold it for 50 bucks on here. Bout a week before I broke down the tank one side of it ripped itself apart not sure if it hit a snail or what. But like said I was about to break it down anyway. __________________ “Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” Current Tank Info: 300g sps tank

04/04/2016, 06:46 PM	#7
jminick2 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,226	Had an mp40 as well with a bad wet side called ecotech they asked me my name and sent me a new one with shipping supplies for the old one was off the phone in 5 minutes. Now that's customer service. Not submitting a ticket. __________________ “Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” Current Tank Info: 300g sps tank

04/04/2016, 04:06 PM	#2
toky916 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,794	I have a gyre and then MP on the other side works for me I think two gyres over kill lol I would get one then like a mp-40 on the other side

04/04/2016, 05:33 PM	#3
blaujess Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: canada Posts: 62	I saw so many thread about problem whit the gyre

04/04/2016, 06:03 PM	#4
jminick2 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,226	flow is pretty great, when it works. Which mine never did. left side always created more flow then right, fins broke, wires wore away from motor.

04/04/2016, 06:31 PM	#5
blaujess Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: canada Posts: 62	Did you return it to maxspect?

04/04/2016, 06:56 PM	#8
GimpyFin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,032	I've got a gyre 150 running on a 110 tall. Love it. I also have a newer one that has the better mount with rubber pads and i think more rugged blades. Supposedly since January they have been shipping with the improved blades that don't break so easy. It does work well when you complement it with another type of powerhead to get a little more flow in the middle of the tank.