Glamorca GP03 Gyre Pump

[disaster999]

I will be moving soon to a new place and I thought about setting up a grow out tank for my frags and needed a new pump for flow. I was walking about my local fish shops trying to see what inexpensive pumps they have, one of the shops I frequent have this new pump that caught my eye. Its like a Maxspect Gyre clone like the Jebao pumps but this one is actually licensed by Maxspect. The shop keeper told me Maxspect licensed their design and technology to Glamorca so they can provide a cheaper alternative to the Gyre with fewer features. It's like a watered-down version of the Gyre where it uses a similar controller and features as the Gyre but it cant hook up 2 or more pumps together, its pretty much a standalone unit.  I only needed one pump for my setup and the price the shopkeep gave me was reasonable at around $130 for a fully controllable Gyre pump, so I thought Ill give it a try. Compared to Jebao or other china knock brands, I think the price is very competitive and I believe you will get support from Glamorca or even Maxspect themselves since they spent the money to invest and buy their license.

 

 

 

Output wise it flows a little more than the XF130 at 11000LPH or around 2900gph and consumes 8-40w.

 

Standard eco-friendly paper packaging. 

 

 

Controller looks exactly the same as the Maxspect units

 

Theres the pump itself, they have larger slits than the Gyre and have the same adjustable angle flow

 

The mounting for the pump is a little different than the Gyre, It comes with strong magnets, but it only holds onto the center of the pump. Its not as sturdy as the Gyre as you will see in the video below

 

Performance wise its definitely not as strong as my XF150 which was expected, but it still provided good flow in my tank. Right now Im using the pump in my temporary holding tank for my move until I can get my tank and equipment settled. I suggest you use headphones for the video, its kind of faint, but the pump was definitely more audible out of the box than my Gyre. I left the pump run over night and I checked on it this morning and you can still hear it hum. The pump does wiggle around when its running due to the single point mounting compared to Gyre's double mounting on each of the impeller but it doesnt seem to affect flow. I still would prefer a more secure mount.

 

 

For a smaller tank I think the Glamorca would be a great choice especially compared to Jebao. If these ever go into the US market Im sure it will be price pretty competitively.

 

[metrokat]

5 minutes ago, disaster999 said:

If these ever go into the US market Im sure it will be price pretty competitively.

Maxspect has licenced the technology to IceCap for the US market. 

Here is an article I wrote about it.

http://blog.marinedepot.com/2017/02/icecap-gyre-vs-maxspect-gyre-what-is-the-difference.html

[psidriven]

do you still have this pump and if so, how do you disassemble the motor shaft for cleaning? i can't find any specific glamorca instructions and used the icecap one instead. unfortunately I'm stuck at the motor section, it just doesn't seem to want to come out and i don't want to risk breaking it by pushing too hard.

[disaster999]

I havent taken apart my pump for cleaning, which I probably should, but if its anything like the maxspect Gyre pumps, you just need to pull the impeller straight out. Lemme double check and let you know

[psidriven]

thanks, appreciate the help. i'm hoping that cleaning it will quiet it down. it's hum seems to be getting louder, so i only run it at 30-40%.

[disaster999]

Hey, PSI, sorry for the late reply. I looked at my pump and my impellers just pulls straight out. You just need a firm tug on it.

[psidriven]

thanks for the reply, but sorry, think i might have used the wrong name. there are two impellers/props and one motor shaft that has the magnet on it. i'm having problems with the magnet motor shaft. i included a pic but its of the maxspect version as i couldn't find one of the glamorca.