Tunze Wave Box and 6100 streams

[Daceman89]

I have a 180 Gallon tank with SPS LPS AND Softies. My question is i just bought two 6100s with the multi controller and am trying to get a Wave Box, So i will be having these items plus two penductors on my returns from Iwalki 70. Will this be too much flo. Also i have a two inch sand bed, where can i place these items in the tank without stirring up the sand bed. Also if the wave box is on one side and i put the pumps on each corner side facing the front glass what setting should i use on the controller. And how would i connect the the wave box and the pumps, i was told the wave box comes with a controller.

 

[rvitko]

It will be a lot of flow, I think the penductors will not be necessary and you could scale back the size of the return. You could run just one 6100 at a time. The wavebox doesn't impact flow like most people think, it creates a relatively independent rocking motion that is hard to understand until you have one, the flow is very gentle so that is kind of independent of the question. On the other hand if you asked SeanT (member of RC) he would say you don't have enough, I think he runs 4 Streams, a wavebox and some giant return with 3 or 4 Seaswirls, it really depends on what you are keeping. The wavebox does come with a controller and that controller can connect to the multicontroller to be coordinated with the Streams.

 

[Daceman89]

thanx for your reply, I had 1 6000 and decided to upgrade. now i have 1 6000 and two 6100's running because its been hard to get a wave box . my return (iwalki 70 ) has about 13' head run with a cupples of 90 degree elbows so i'm estimating that i'm only getting about 1000 gph instead of the 1500gph it has at 0 head, the penductors just arrived so i will probly install them. feel bad sending them back. I tried putting the 6100's on some rock work on the middle of the tank and they started a pretty big sand storm so i'm thinking of buying magnet holders and placing them as high as possible at oppisite corners but not high enough that it can suck in air. is there any holder that would let me put them right in the back corner of tank and would allow me to face them towards the front glass in an angle. when i get the wave box i was thinking of getting rid of the 6000 and leaving the two 6100 and the wave box and the two penductors but i dont have an idea where there placement can be, maybe i'll keep all three and the wave box putting the two 6100's in the corners and the 6000 in between of the two AGA mega flos since i don't have any seaswirls. do you think SEAN T would think i still have too little water movement :lol: how expensive will it be to run all these pumps a month/year. By the way this is for a 180 gal.
Thanx again,

David

 

[rvitko]

The Streams use very little power, all 3 are drawing 1 amp at most. Their isn't a holder that lets you put them in the corner exactly but if you mount them on the back wall near the corner you should be able to hit pretty close to front center.