tunze wave box on a 75 gallon?

eddie c · 04/28/2007, 09:46 PM

anyone use a tunze wave box on a 75g, i really want to put one in my tank but b4 i waste any $ i thought id check in here.

drummereef · 04/28/2007, 09:50 PM

No experience really but I saw this video on YouTube of a wavebox on a 75g. Said it created a 3" wave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuVL6nYEqmc

xenon · 04/28/2007, 09:53 PM

With a controller, I have seen a wavebox on a 30g long (36" wide) with a 1" wave.

hogben · 04/28/2007, 10:18 PM

I have one

DarthBaiter · 04/29/2007, 12:18 AM

hogben, what kind of overflow do you have on that tank?

scottfarcuz · 04/29/2007, 06:43 AM

I run one on a 6ft tank and love it.

I caught this thread last night with video of one dialed way down on a 30g, and still thought it was impressive.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1089682

eddie c · 04/29/2007, 07:49 AM

hey guys, thanks for the links but i have a question for you will the wavebox run off of my tunze 6000 controller or does it have a special type of controller?

Hogben, where do you have yours mounted and how much wave are you getting? that video of the 75g seem a little too much, are you able to dial it down?

scottfarcuz · 04/29/2007, 08:58 AM

It comes with a controller. Regular stream controller pulses from 2 set points.It speeds up and slows down but doesnt ever shutoff. The stream in the wavebox actually turns off and on.

You can dial it down with an adjustment screw in the driver box. Thats how the guy is running it on the 30g

hogben · 04/29/2007, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarthBaiter
hogben, what kind of overflow do you have on that tank?

It's 48" long and has a 6"x6" overflow centered on the side. The water swells and goes down the overflow like normal, a little more pressure during the swell but it doesnt splash or make lots of noise.

hogben · 04/29/2007, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by eddie c
hey guys, thanks for the links but i have a question for you will the wavebox run off of my tunze 6000 controller or does it have a special type of controller?

Hogben, where do you have yours mounted and how much wave are you getting? that video of the 75g seem a little too much, are you able to dial it down?

Like I was saying my overflow is on the short side centered. The wavebox is almost the same dimensions as my overflow, so I just set it next to it all the way up to the top under the eurobracing. I'm using the magnet mounts.

I have it turned all the way down and I get a 1" wave. Its a very short cycle though, so a quick back and forth swell. You need a longer take for the slow back and forth motion.

I still like it, it really keeps the water moving in any hard to reach places.

DarthBaiter · 04/29/2007, 10:39 AM

Thanks for the 411, hobogan, and eddie c, for starting this thread.

Joe

04/28/2007, 09:46 PM	#1
eddie c Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 414	tunze wave box on a 75 gallon? anyone use a tunze wave box on a 75g, i really want to put one in my tank but b4 i waste any $ i thought id check in here. __________________ EDDIE. "don't believe everything you think" Current Tank Info: 75g reef ready with 40 gallon trigger sump/refugium , tunze power head, vectra 2 return pump, Kessil AP9X lighting, reef octopus skimmer and have a battery back for both pumps.

04/28/2007, 09:50 PM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	No experience really but I saw this video on YouTube of a wavebox on a 75g. Said it created a 3" wave. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuVL6nYEqmc __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

04/29/2007, 12:18 AM	#5
DarthBaiter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 662	hogben, what kind of overflow do you have on that tank? __________________ "Fluke, I'm yo faddah, come join me on the DockSIde!" Current Tank Info: 90g reef display 30g sump, 75g display 10g sump, 30g cube display, 12g AP reef, 14g BC reef, and a 75g planted livebearer tank.

04/29/2007, 07:49 AM	#7
eddie c Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 414	hey guys, thanks for the links but i have a question for you will the wavebox run off of my tunze 6000 controller or does it have a special type of controller? Hogben, where do you have yours mounted and how much wave are you getting? that video of the 75g seem a little too much, are you able to dial it down? __________________ EDDIE. "don't believe everything you think" Current Tank Info: 75g reef ready with 40 gallon trigger sump/refugium , tunze power head, vectra 2 return pump, Kessil AP9X lighting, reef octopus skimmer and have a battery back for both pumps.

04/29/2007, 10:39 AM	#11
DarthBaiter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 662	Thanks for the 411, hobogan, and eddie c, for starting this thread. Joe __________________ "Fluke, I'm yo faddah, come join me on the DockSIde!" Current Tank Info: 90g reef display 30g sump, 75g display 10g sump, 30g cube display, 12g AP reef, 14g BC reef, and a 75g planted livebearer tank.

04/28/2007, 09:53 PM	#3
xenon Owner of Canada Corals Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 3,148	With a controller, I have seen a wavebox on a 30g long (36" wide) with a 1" wave.

04/28/2007, 10:18 PM	#4
hogben Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 376	I have one

04/29/2007, 06:43 AM	#6
scottfarcuz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,610	I run one on a 6ft tank and love it. I caught this thread last night with video of one dialed way down on a 30g, and still thought it was impressive. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1089682

04/29/2007, 08:58 AM	#8
scottfarcuz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,610	It comes with a controller. Regular stream controller pulses from 2 set points.It speeds up and slows down but doesnt ever shutoff. The stream in the wavebox actually turns off and on. You can dial it down with an adjustment screw in the driver box. Thats how the guy is running it on the 30g