CA2OR Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 This is awesome. I can't wait to have a tank I can do this with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 pretty much an exact copy of the tunze wavebox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 The timing of the surge looks very unnatural. If it could be slowed down it would be much better. It looks closer to the surge of a washing machine than what is on the reef! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 The corals seem to like it. Do you see that polyp extension....dang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 The frequency of the wave is a function of the length of the tank. The longer the tank, the lower the frequency of the wave -- that's why resonant frequency wavemakers like the Tunze wavebox don't work well on small tanks... the tank ends up looking like a cocktail in a dance club. I thought it looked okay but a bit fast on my 48" long tank. They really need a 6' or longer tank to look 'natural' IMO. Either way, Xtm did a good job reverse engineering the controller. I remember following his thread on RC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 All I keep thinking is how loud that tank probably is. Water splashing, bubbles in the overflow, irregular draining. Good idea, but I don't think I could do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Yeah, I saw that too and drew up plans for building one with the wave maker incorporated into the tank on one end, using black acrylic to hide it from the front. Would need two pumps and that's an extra $400 DOH! Just needed a closed chamber with the hole for the pump to extend thru, that's where the water enters and exits the "chamber" area. Then I tossed the drawing (whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I agree with John, it looks pretty unnatural, and if you watch those fish, they're trying to find a place to get out of the way, so they can rest, its wearing them out, which isnt too cool, worn out fish lead to sick fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Not sure I agree about worn-out fish. Reef surge is a lot more motion than that and fish seem to survive it just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 dude, check out towards the end of the video, it actually picks up that hippo and flips him like 3 times in the water, basically LOL The fish look incredibly upset, and stressed out fish are not happy fish at all, and can also easily become sick fish. The reef crest action he's going for isnt quite as, ****, whats the word im lookin for, as what he's done, its just too much in a tank that size. It'd be like putting an mp40 in a 20 long or something, you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 The fish get used to the wavebox after a small amount of time. I have a external on my 220 and all the new additions look a little startled at first, but are swimming like normal in no time. I am doing a dual wavebox on my new 12 foot tank, so i'm hoping to create a more natural slower wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 On your tank Mike, I'd run 4 mp40's, if money was no object, slaved to an Apex controller, 2 on each end, and run them on alternating rhythms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 nope, tunze all the way, dual 6205s on the overflow end with the dual waveboxes, plus a dart closed loop in an OM 4 way and a 6201 in a stream rock somewhere down towards the end. The return will be towards the long end also pushing water back towards the overflows. I like the look of the vortechs, but you cant beat the quality of tunze. I know several people with the vortechs who have had issues (this is not to say that they dont have great customer service and take care of any issues) but my money has been spent with tunze and probably will in the future. I do wish I had the apex though... might have to upgrade in the future from my ACIII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I share your love for all things Tunze. I miss my 6055s :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Re: DIY Wavemaker so tunze is good? Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Tunze pumps rule! Nothing better......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 They are return pumps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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