mexi757
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Good afternoon. Im try to accomplish the wave motion effect ( back and forth ) using 2 2k ice cap gyres with the WiFi box. I have a 6’ 120 and have each one placed on each end of the tank. Any info would be helpful. Thank you.
Wave motion with gyre
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Fish Think Pink
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Your 2 2K Ice Caps likely use the same app that my 2 4K Ice Caps use. I connect using BlueTooth instead of wifi as my wifi doesn't work so well with app.
While I found their videos lengthy, go to their website and watch setup videos. Best thing I can say is I only had to do setup 1x and then from there it goes smoothly. But initial setup, I nearly returned them (due to wifi challenges, but went BlueTooth). Love them now.
ReefWithMe
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I have a 6 foot 125 with 2 4k icecap
If you wa t back and forth you need one on each end and set the mode for both pumps on square wave mode and have the pulse set to 0-100 and the intervals to 10 seconds
It works perfect
You may need to adjust strength and intervals blending in your tank dimensions but I will work
If you wa t back and forth you need one on each end and set the mode for both pumps on square wave mode and have the pulse set to 0-100 and the intervals to 10 seconds
It works perfect
You may need to adjust strength and intervals blending in your tank dimensions but I will work
areefer01
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The challenge with the Ice Caps is the motor block speed. I forget what the Ice Caps have as it relates to modes has it has been a while since I used mine. I do know that you will want to use a fast pulse mode and use both time between pulses and intensity (power) fine tune. Position wise you are looking at getting up close to the surface maybe 2 - 3 inch range with the cage and blades giving you the surface laminar flow.
Work with one first. Preferably in front of the display so you can make a change, observe, then adjust. Once you are happy with it you can add the 2nd unit in anti sync mode or whatever they call it. You can run long pulses or shorter but a lot of that will depend on your display, aquascape, and coral maturity. I found using fast pulse modes work best for rapid movement. Increased time between pulses move water but you may not see that standing wave.
Pulse length, time between pulses or interval. Those are the nobs you use.
Work with one first. Preferably in front of the display so you can make a change, observe, then adjust. Once you are happy with it you can add the 2nd unit in anti sync mode or whatever they call it. You can run long pulses or shorter but a lot of that will depend on your display, aquascape, and coral maturity. I found using fast pulse modes work best for rapid movement. Increased time between pulses move water but you may not see that standing wave.
Pulse length, time between pulses or interval. Those are the nobs you use.
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