sea swirl or wave2k?

asherah · #1 03-01-2006, 08:21 AM

Which would you choose and why? I can't decide which would better.
I have a 92 oceanic bowfront so I'll have to measure and see if it'll fit in the center of the back. Oh and any factors other than price please =)
Anyway.. opinions please !

amanda

crusty1 · #2 03-01-2006, 09:13 AM

I have a couple of wave2ks in my 180g and I love them for the amount of water movement that they make. There are a few issues with them; they require a fair bit of real estate, can be noisy, are ugly, and require some maintenance. To take care of the ugliness I made a great big live rock wall to hide them behind.
I decided on the wave2ks for my tank as I had to tear one tank down and put the other in its place, in the course of a few hours. The wave2ks served my purposes well.
Chris

mark · #3 03-01-2006, 01:20 PM

Also to consider are the oceansmotions products to provide varying and random flow.

muck · #4 03-01-2006, 02:31 PM

I wouldn't trust a wave2k in a bowfront. The swaying motion it creates can be very hard on tanks. And with bowfronts being known to bust a seal...
If it were me Id not want 92G of Saltwater on my floor..

asherah · #5 03-01-2006, 06:58 PM

ok...... I've never heard of that before....

The oceans motions cost alot and I really don't want to have to do any plumbing

amanda

Willow · #6 03-01-2006, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by asherah

ok...... I've never heard of that before....

welp its true, the bowfronts are week tanks because of the joints where the bow meets the ends. tunze who makes the wavebox is good enought to warn their customers their product will weaken the strenght of tanks something like 15%. i would imagine that number would be much higher on bowfronted tanks.