Tunze comline wavebox 6208

[ashish]

Just got my Tunze wavebox in my 120 (with 2 megaflo overflow boxes) and can't get more than 1/2'' wave in my tank. I have been playing around with it all day and read up on it forever but still no solid information. I bought the tunze after seeing Tunze nano wavebox (which is rated less than the comline) performance on a 100 gallon tank. He had at least over a 1'' wave and the tunze was positioned on the back wall. It was truly amazing to see his tank thriving under these conditions. One thing I noticed about the new comline's is there is no vents on the top!! What's up with that? Also, there is a plastic (removable) cap towards the bottom (is this suppose to be removed?).

Is there any tricks to getting a larger wave? I have the wavebox on the 2'x2' glass panel dead center. I have my water-line around the recommended line. I messed around with the vent on top - may have increased the wave slightly. Is the vent on the top suppose to be slightly open? Note: I also changed the 20v chip to the 24v one.

 

[ashish]

I wish tunze would have included one small instruction regarding a cap install on the under-side of the wavebox. First problem: the wavebox is more effective when the box is sitting few inch above the water line. Something hard to do when wave box is hitting the rim and the recommend water-line is below water-line. Second, the cap on the underside has no instruction saying "remove" (so I did not remove).

I tested the wave box again with the entire circulation system off (sump pump included). After playing around with the wavecontroller (with no overflow disturbing and tank water line low), I was able to get a 1'' wave (even with the wavebox next to the mega-overflow). The wave was slightly higher being on the 2X2 panel; not enough where I would leave it there. In fact the wavebox is hard to see next to the back overflow and black background. My circulation pumps are actually harder on the eyes then the wavebox.

In conclusion, I am very impressed with the wave this device creates. Over time it can be difficult to provide large colonies with appropriate flow at their base without blasting at the top. Tunze wave box consistently provides the entire tank (from top to bottom) with sometime of movement (that seems consistent). This is the main reason I went with tunze wavebox - take the guess work out of not knowing which coral (or sections of corals) are happy or not.

 

[rvitko]

Yes, the wavebox must breathe in air for maximum effect, it needs to have at least 1" above the water line. The cap on the bottom can be removed, but this should not be necessary, in general all water should go out and in from the pump outlet. Other sources of water in will generally reduce wave height.