Tunze 6260.100 GPH

[percula99]

I have a Tunze 6212 wavebox and was wondering what the GPH was on the 6260.100 pump?

 

[rvitko]

The gph of a wavebox is calculated by the volume of the wave * the frequency. l*w*h of the wave in inches/2 since the wave is only a wedge of the tank/ 231 to convert cubic inches to gallons * the frequency or number of waves in a second * 3600 for 3600 seconds in an hour =gph.

 

[percula99]

The gph of a wavebox is calculated by the volume of the wave * the frequency. l*w*h of the wave in inches/2 since the wave is only a wedge of the tank/ 231 to convert cubic inches to gallons * the frequency or number of waves in a second * 3600 for 3600 seconds in an hour =gph.

Thanks Roger. Let's see if I am even close to doing the math right on this. I have a 180 gallon tank.

- L X W X H = 22.5 X 70.5 X 0.5 = 793.125/2 = 396.5625/231 = 1.7167
- I get 1 wave every two seconds or multiply by 0.5 (1.7617 X 0.5) = 0.8583 X 3600 = 3090 GPH.

That seems like a lot to me Roger. What do you think?

 

[rvitko]

It honestly sounds low, the effect of the wavebox is generally quite high, on a 180 I would expect double that but your wave height is rather short, .75-1" is more the norm. The math is correct, however.

 

[percula99]

My overflow boxes are quite high in my tank so there is little room for a large wave. I can't adjust the wavebox to get it any higher. I have lots of rockwork and I have 4400 GPH of power heads churning up the water. Add 3090 GPH with the wavebox and I get 7490 GPH through my tank for a turn over ratio of 41.6 times an hour. Not bad. Thanks for the help Roger.