What's better for flow, 2 Vortecs or Tunze Wavebox?

[burgerchow]

Originally Posted by fkshiu

One thing that must be made clear is that the Tunze Wavebox is NOT meant for primary flow. It is designed for supplementary flow only. The appropriate competing Tunze product against the Vortec is the Stream2 line:
http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/tz...ontroller.html

That being said, do you notice my Wavebox anywhere in this picture (ignore the little numbers)? Better yet, do you see any powerheads at all anywhere?


Anyway, the whole Tunze vs Vortec debate is like Mercedes vs BMW - both companies make premium products and you will probably be happy either way. It often seems to come down to whether you want a lower profile in the tank or don't want to see wires hanging outside the tank. In other words, it depends on how your tank is set up and the room it's in.

thanks Franklin. What are you using in your tank? Wow, your tank is gorgeous. Gives me a goal to aim for. With all the rock and corals you have, must be difficult to direct even flow through all areas. Are you using powerheads besides the wavebox?

Burger

[Stones]

I'm using 2 vortech MP40W's as well as a tunze wavebox in my 90 gallon. I much prefer the vortechs to the wavebox as the wavebox doesn't really do much when I turn the vortechs off. In a 6ft long tank, the standing wave produced from the wavebox is much more pronounced than it is in a 4ft tank. The vortechs on the other hand are very customizable as I can switch from many different wave settings.

A friend of mine was running one vortech MP40W set on the short pulse mode in his 120 gallon tank. It worked really well as the constant flow produced good water movement and then whenever it pulsed it really moved the detritus out of dead spots and generated a slight standing wave similar to the wavebox.

I'd definatley recommend the vortechs over the wavebox. Like the others have said before me, the wavebox is definately not designed for primary flow.

[burgerchow]

thanks for your opinions. I've made up my mind. I'm going with the vortechs. I think they'll give me more options.

[Skimmerking]

good choice the lagoon mode is my favorite...