Icecap Gyre 3k

kaspm · 06/24/2018, 09:32 AM

Looking for opinions on placement and programming for 3k. As you can see it currently sits on side of my 120g running forward and reverse up to 80%. Looks like getting a dead spot just below the one rock any thoughts?

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Tripod1404 · 06/25/2018, 12:29 PM

The way that rock stands, it nearly impossible not to get a dead spot under the rock. You might try placing the pump to the side of the tank (above the rock) and run it in gyre mod where the reverse flow faces the rock. Maybe that might blow some water under the rock.

Leahfish · 06/25/2018, 02:58 PM

I agree, I think you'll have to change the placement of the pump to get that spot. However... You could also just keep it there and siphon out the spot whenever you do water changes. Having a dead spot isn't really a big deal imo, as long as you know it's there.

Nimitz87 · 06/26/2018, 01:29 AM

I'd try moving the gyre up in the water column, will make it stronger.

Tripod1404 · 06/26/2018, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nimitz87

I'd try moving the gyre up in the water column, will make it stronger.

Not really in terms of the water that passes through the pump but it will probably make the flow more laminar, so it might push more water forward compared to being lower.

06/24/2018, 09:32 AM	#1
kaspm Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 166	Icecap Gyre 3k Looking for opinions on placement and programming for 3k. As you can see it currently sits on side of my 120g running forward and reverse up to 80%. Looks like getting a dead spot just below the one rock any thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/25/2018, 12:29 PM	#2
Tripod1404 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,821	The way that rock stands, it nearly impossible not to get a dead spot under the rock. You might try placing the pump to the side of the tank (above the rock) and run it in gyre mod where the reverse flow faces the rock. Maybe that might blow some water under the rock.

06/25/2018, 02:58 PM	#3
Leahfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 4	I agree, I think you'll have to change the placement of the pump to get that spot. However... You could also just keep it there and siphon out the spot whenever you do water changes. Having a dead spot isn't really a big deal imo, as long as you know it's there.

06/26/2018, 01:29 AM	#4
Nimitz87 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: ft. lauderdale/miami Posts: 107	I'd try moving the gyre up in the water column, will make it stronger.