Gyre Tanks

[dustyeisner]

Does anyone have any experience with these?

If so what are some pros and cons?

If for instance I wanted to get some corals that required moderate flow would a gyre tank create too much flow and be bad for the coral.

 

[liquid]

Here's a good article:

Feature Article: Water Flow is More Important for Corals Than Light, Part V
By Jake Adams
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/1/aafeature

Shane

 

[liquid]

BTW

:welcome:

 

[dustyeisner]

Thanks for the welcome and reply.

Its funny because that is the exact article that inspired the questions.

The only problem is that it never touched on those questions. I read somewhere else that certain corals are unable to thrive if the flow is too intense.

Plus a lot of corals or at least the ones I like are advertised as moderate in the flow dept. Does that mean they would have a problem in a gyre tank with pressure rated pumps.

I do like the design of a gyre tank and would like to set one up. I'm just trying to figure out if that limits the type critters I can keep.

Any thoughts?

 

[ChrisRD]

In general, the more (gentle) water movement the better. It's flow velocity that you have to watch out for. Excessive velocities can inhibit polyp extension (and thereby eventually coral health) and even damage tissue. The idea of a gyre setup is to get mass water movement without excessive velocities, so IMO it's probably an ideal setup for keeping just about anything...

 

[liquid]

I've really wanted to set something up like this for quite some time but I've never had the time to really do it.

I did find another article that went over flow tanks like this:

Feature Article: Non-photosynthetic Corals: They really are hard!
Charles discusses various non-photosynthetic corals and their care requirements.
By J. Charles Delbeek, M.Sc.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/1/aafeature

I've got something remotely like this setup. Essentially I have a 4' long x 1'x1' tank w/ the overflow at the far end of the tank and the input from the sump at the other end so the flow is only right to left.

My goal was to build something like this:

or like this:

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

I used one for years to grow Atlantic corals. They are ugly, but they work.

 

[Anonymous]

My goal was to build something like this:

A bunch of straws work really well as flow straighteners.

 

[Anonymous]

A local guy, Bookfish, built one, haven't heard any updates recently on it though

 

[liquid]

My goal was to build something like this:

A bunch of straws work really well as flow straighteners.

Cool. I may have to try this!

Shane