Custom Wavebox, can I?

[WarDaddy]

Roger,

I am working on the plans for my Dream Tank. this tank may never get off the ground, but without dreaming it will never be built.

I want to build a tank 8'x3'x30".

I want the entire box for the display, ie no internal wavebox or overflows. I am going to have an external overflow (calfo style) on the tank, but I want a wave box, or two.

I am thinking of building an external wavebox (similar to the overflow). If I do that I will not need the "tunze wavebox" but I do want to power it with Tunze motors and controllers.

I see the 7091 controller is the wavebox controller. can I use a 6100 as the pump?

Here is what I am thinking...

The 2 streams in the tank would most likely be 6200's.

Thoughts?

 

[WarDaddy]

additional thought... is it better to put both boxes next to each other, or make one large box with 2 pumps?

Does a tank of this size even need 2 pumps on the wave box?

 

[rvitko]

You would need 2, you are a bit on your own on this as I have never tried it but you would need 6200's and the 6091, not the 7091. It is a different controller and the included pump is technically a 6260, which is a 6200 with a smaller 6100 transformer as since it is run internittently it never requires the full power of the bigger transformer. There is no option to buy this pump seperately though except as spare parts pieced together and this costs more. Over a year ago, another guy did this and it worked but as far as one box or two and how big the boxes should be, I really don't know.

 

[h20cooled]

I'm hoping to do the samething on my inwall tank some day. I figure if the external boxes are made to the same size as the wavebox you should be ok. It would be really awesome setup though, all that flow without the box in your tank...

 

[ozkrogh]

I'm also thinking about putting the wavebox in an external "overflow" as WarDaddy has mentioned but I'm still working on finishing the basement where my tank will go.

I originally an across the idea here: external wavebox thread

I haven't taken the time to contact the author since I'm still at least a year or more away from even thinking about setting up a tank. I hope this link helps and it might be helpful to get some exact dimensions on how large and how far down from the top of the tank a hole would have to be drilled to accomodate the wavebox.

 

[WarDaddy]

NICE... Thanks. Interesting thing I see there is that he ended up running the pum in the original wavebox inside the external wave box. Apparently the pump mounted directly into the was too loud.

So that brings up interesting things... mabye using the magnet mount in the external wavebox will be a nice solution. not going to save any money, but we will save valuable real estate in the tank.

It is an interesting idea.