Tunze wave box

Ghosty

Ghosty

Butterfly Fish
#2
#2
Majicmike's got one on his 300g, it's cool! Give him a shout. How big and what shape is your tank?
 
280g-reefman

280g-reefman

Butterfly Fish
M.A.S.C Club Member
#3
#3
What size tunze wavebox. I have used them all, most effective way to make a wave in a rectangular tank imo. Takes up a bit of real estate but amazing results. I sold mine to mike to try out mp's, big mistake on my end.
 
Ghosty

Ghosty

Butterfly Fish
#5
#5
280g-reefman;197186 said:
I sold mine to mike to try out mp's, big mistake on my end.
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Why a mistake? I'm still trying to figure out the different modes on my pair of MP-10's, incl. the master/slave settings. Don't really seem to do what the graphs in the manual show...
 
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MikeM

Clown Fish
#6
#6
Hey guys...thank you for the info. I have a standard 180 gallon tank. Dual overflows built in. I think these are awesome. But all that movement in the tank...does it create any stress on the fish?
I am an avid scuba diver. I have been diving for a long time. I understand "the motion of the ocean". But different fish live in different areas. Corals live in different areas. Is this any stress on the environment?
Thanks a lot!
 
Ghosty

Ghosty

Butterfly Fish
#8
#8
majicMike has his mounted on the back not the side, facing the front of the tank, but seems to work the same. Seemed to be set to a pretty short pulse, like 2-seconds? From what I saw on his tank, the fish weren't effected in the slightest. What was cool was watching the Xenias (and other softies) sway back and forth in rythm. You also have to account for a small amount of headroom as the water level goes up and down a little bit, as the wavebox cycles. There's a small display you mount on the outside with an LED that lights green/red with each pulse.

I think fish would get more current to fight against with MP's cranked up, than they do with this Tunze.
 
280g-reefman

280g-reefman

Butterfly Fish
M.A.S.C Club Member
#9
#9
Ghosty;197193 said:
Why a mistake? I'm still trying to figure out the different modes on my pair of MP-10's, incl. the master/slave settings. Don't really seem to do what the graphs in the manual show...
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You can get a used 6212 that will make a nice wave in a 300g for around $300. For a similar wave from mps in a 300g i would have to spend a minimum of $1600 and its still a question as if 2 mp60's will do the job. Plus i have learned the hard way not to buy used mps.
 
280g-reefman

280g-reefman

Butterfly Fish
M.A.S.C Club Member
#10
#10
Ghosty;197214 said:
majicMike has his mounted on the back not the side, facing the front of the tank, but seems to work the same. Seemed to be set to a pretty short pulse, like 2-seconds? From what I saw on his tank, the fish weren't effected in the slightest. What was cool was watching the Xenias (and other softies) sway back and forth in rythm. You also have to account for a small amount of headroom as the water level goes up and down a little bit, as the wavebox cycles. There's a small display you mount on the outside with an LED that lights green/red with each pulse.

I think fish would get more current to fight against with MP's cranked up, than they do with this Tunze.
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Waveboxes are designed to suspend particles untill they make it to the overflow. If you want current you need pumps.
 
Ghosty

Ghosty

Butterfly Fish
#12
#12
280g-reefman;197219 said:
Waveboxes are designed to suspend particles untill they make it to the overflow. If you want current you need pumps.
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Agree, the OP was worried about the fish/environment. :)
 
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