External Wave box

Chowder · #1 03-16-2009, 04:22 PM

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1411393

saltynuts · #2 03-16-2009, 04:30 PM

wow that will be cool when its done.
about time that 150 get built.
you and tony should bet on whos done first. lol

Chowder · #3 03-16-2009, 04:45 PM

If you want to search something on RC google it. For instance on this one I searched Diy wavebox Reef central.

Chris

Dez · #4 03-16-2009, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chowder

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1411393

Hi Chris....this is not an external wavebox. This guy built it to put inside his tank. It's basically a copy of the Tunze one. I'm trying to have an external wavebox outside of the display tank. Thanks for looking though.

Dez

saltynuts · #5 03-16-2009, 06:23 PM

found the vid but can,t find the diy part.

Chowder · #6 03-16-2009, 06:47 PM

Are you looking for a surge box?

Delphinus · #7 03-16-2009, 08:03 PM

Hi Dez, welcome back.

I vaguely remember the thread you're thinking of, but it's been a pretty long time. As I recall it was something like a 8' or longer tank, 3' or 4' wide, and wasn't so much an "external" wavebox though as it was a false wall inside the tank that was drilled to accept the Tunze 6200. I believe there were 2 compartments, one each side flanking the overflow on the one side. And he had easily a 6" wave going I think. Is that the one you're thinking of?

Anyhow happy hunting (for that thread).

midgetwaiter · #8 03-16-2009, 10:07 PM

It was on aquariumpros not reefcentral. Pretty cool idea.

http://www.aquariumpros.ca/forums/sh...ad.php?t=35806

golf nut · #9 03-17-2009, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delphinus

. I believe there were 2 compartments, one each side flanking the overflow on the one side. And he had easily a 6" wave going I think.
Anyhow happy hunting (for that thread).

Making waves isn't that difficult, trouble is it does zero for water quality and plays havoc with the overflow.

Dez · #10 03-17-2009, 02:49 AM

Tony's right....it was a reefcentral thread, it wasn't that one on aquarium pros. Hmmmm....still can't find it though. I'd basically like to do my research before going through with it. I can't remember if the guy had that tank running and how well it worked etc....anybody here run a wavebox? How do you like it and what would you do differently?

Thanks guys.

Des