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02/24/2015, 02:58 PM
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Revolutionary Waves
So I was thinking about something like this the other day.
a horizontale wave versus a fan propellor type wave maker, and i guess someone beat me to the pnch i developing it LOL http://www.marinedepot.com/Maxspect_...FIPHAD-vi.html I just ordered my first vortech pump and i see this. Anyone know anything about these? it looks like a marineland bio wheel inside the water lol
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“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”― Jacques-Yves Cousteau MarineBio.org Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder w/ Bean Animal Overflow 20G Sump, Mixed Reef. |
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02/24/2015, 03:00 PM
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Search function man....as often as I see you on here I can't believe you haven't seen all the posts about this thing
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02/24/2015, 03:01 PM
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Mixed reviews so far, people love the performance but maintenance has been a nightmare for some....thats what I know about them
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02/24/2015, 03:05 PM
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i never even seen this thing til today LOL i don't like the search function either for 2 reasons. 1 - I usually reply and open ancient threads without realizing it. 2 - What if there was new information than was archived?
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02/24/2015, 03:06 PM
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like rotating gyres getting clogged?
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“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”― Jacques-Yves Cousteau MarineBio.org Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder w/ Bean Animal Overflow 20G Sump, Mixed Reef. |
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02/24/2015, 03:23 PM
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You are newer than these pumps are. haha. They've already been talked about to death in several threads.
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02/24/2015, 03:52 PM
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I'm still waiting for the piece of technology that will generate a natural looking wave within my tank. Chaotic flow? No problem. Gyre flow? No problem. Laminar flow? No problem. Natural wave? No can do! Our tanks are simply too small, and the waves that propagate too quick.
And anyone who says they have it must link to a video showing it; otherwise I don't believe it!
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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02/24/2015, 03:53 PM
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word. I already made my purchase and cant wait, but i like the wide flat flow versus the cone flow of typical waves. what can I do. maybe next year haha
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02/24/2015, 03:53 PM
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02/24/2015, 08:56 PM
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210 gal reef, 75 gal Refuge with 55 Gal sump mixed reef 100 gal Reef, 75 gal Refuge with 55 gal sump. SPS/LPS & 100 gal Japanese Dragon Moray eel tank with 40 gal sump 75 gal Brazilian Dragon Mor |
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02/24/2015, 10:14 PM
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You could go old school dyi and do a ...... borneman surge device. Full wave crashing on the cheap.
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02/24/2015, 10:18 PM
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using my return to fill a 24inch x 6" diameter PVC tube capped bottom and top with a siphon tube, and emergency drain in case. it will peak over my tanks 18" heaigh 6 inches. thats about 2.90 gallons for surge... i'm calculating a wave every 1.5 minutes? i could make the tube thinner like 3 or 4 inch diameter and get a wave every 45 seconds... and be around 1 1/2 gallons wave surger my concern is salt creep...
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