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07-07-2013, 03:17 AM
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Wavebox on back?
I'm looking for input for someone who has a wavebox, and possibly moved it around to find the best place in their tank
 Back story, I'm planning a new build and want 3 viewable (unobstructed) sides. The overflow will be middle back, and I was hoping (at least that's where it is on my Visio drawing now) that I could build a wavebox on the rear panel, say 6" from the side wall... This would blow directly towards the front glass. Tank will be 84" long, 24" wide, and between 20"-24" deep. There will be also a closed loop circulation to keep things moving. SO... Has anyone tried a wavebox at the end of a tank, blowing towards the front? I've seen some successful videos with a more typical proportioned 4x3x2 tank (with the wave going left to right), but definitely looking for more info before the tank specs are final 
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Single System Setup: 210G SPS reef, 225G FOWLR, 72G water change, 50G frag, 120G sump. I promise a journal at some point! (anyone need some coral frags? I likely always have stuff that is frag-ready) 
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07-07-2013, 03:59 AM
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wave box
i have that set up in my 240.i made my overfow in an arc out of acrylic,with a stockman standpipe 3"away from my back wall and 3" away from my overflow(coast to coast).my wave box is siliconed to my overflow(top of wavebox at the bottom of my overflow combs)which i then surrounded with rockwork .it pushes the water at the middle to top of the tank and then the current returns it along the bottom of the sand
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07-08-2013, 02:39 PM
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I found this guy who did it on a qube tank, I'm certain the wave would go the long way on a longer tank!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh57RQiDfeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH1zO4yzito
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Single System Setup: 210G SPS reef, 225G FOWLR, 72G water change, 50G frag, 120G sump. I promise a journal at some point! (anyone need some coral frags? I likely always have stuff that is frag-ready)
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07-09-2013, 11:06 PM
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Okay, so I decided to mock up a test, since I remembered I have a 6' long 150 gallon tank in my garage (going to be the future sump).
So I used a dollar store plastic container, and an MP40 to build a wavebox, and mounted it near one end, blowing towards the front of the glass... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl0m2XwA_-Y I may do other tests/videos since I haven't found much about this type of design anywhere, and it is seemingly brilliant for having 3 clean sides with a long-back-mounted overflow and now wavebox! Hope this helps others! I will update this thread if/when I do more testing. If anyone wants a specific test done let me know (I don't have any more spare pumps though  )Craig
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Single System Setup: 210G SPS reef, 225G FOWLR, 72G water change, 50G frag, 120G sump. I promise a journal at some point! (anyone need some coral frags? I likely always have stuff that is frag-ready)
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07-10-2013, 01:39 AM
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Updated video.
I raised the water level and moved the wavebox up higher (so it's more realistic to the final height in a tank). I stopped the video when I realized that I bought this tank second hand 2 days ago, and I wasn't exactly sure the stresses it could handle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKeMIRxMwNU
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Single System Setup: 210G SPS reef, 225G FOWLR, 72G water change, 50G frag, 120G sump. I promise a journal at some point! (anyone need some coral frags? I likely always have stuff that is frag-ready)
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