tunze wavebox in action

[rvitko]

This link will take you to a QuickTime download. It takes about 2min to download with DSL. You will need QuickTime to view it.

http://homepage.mac.com/rogervitko/FileSharing6.html

 

[rvitko]

Here is a pic of the Wavebox

 

[rvitko]

This is the controller that is included

 

[moonpod]

dammiiitt Roger, I NEED one of those things!!!!

 

[luvtolean]

So Roger, in a smaller tank the frequency will be higher but you also mention rock. Will the rock drop the frequency? Nice vid.

I will buy one of these as soon as I have a tank worthy of it, nice product.

 

[rvitko]

The rock will change the frequency, depending on placement it could increase it or drop it. A center island will drop it, a outer wall will increase it.

 

[luvtolean]

Yeah, makes sense.

 

[Mantis]

On 6 foot long 3 foot wide tank will one wavebox be enough to create the nice big wave, or will I need the second unit next to it. (SPS tank)

 

[rvitko]

One will be enough. The wave would be just shy of 1" high at full power.

 

[SaltNutz]

Do we have a cost and availability yet?

 

[rvitko]

Cost is $466.99 complete, an extension without the controller is $416.12. They should start shipping around late August or Early September.

 

[moonpod]

Roger....no sooner???? C'mon how about a little love for the faithfull????

 

[rvitko]

As I said before, we have one complete unit of the final version, maybe 2 or 3 by now. They will start with the production in a few weeks but they will not ship until we have 500 on reserve. We just don't want to have the problems with supply we had with the Streams and even then I believe that at least 500 have already been ordered by distributors so it is still likely we will face some shortages.

 

[moonpod]

see now Roger, that dude in your avatar....that's what I'm doing right now.....

 

[RGibson]

Roger-send one for moonpod to buy,you have two all you need is one.Then he can test it and will tell how it work out in his tank that way we can get a out side view of the wave box. RGibson

 

[rvitko]

I only know of one working unit and it just showed up here- the same one that was in the video. I am bringing it to IMAC to demonstrate. When I left Germany they had two others but without controllers as that had just been finalized in the days before the show.

 

[David Grigor]

Roger, I don't know if you answered this one or not. If you did i didn't catch it....

Will the wave unit work in conjuction with existing streams ( or some other method of water movement ) or do you run just one type or the other ? In otherwords could I still use the existing streams in the same tank ?

 

[rvitko]

Yes, the ideal flow condition is from using two electronic streams on Tide Mode with the wavebox which will connect to the multicontroller and provide a flow set up where the wavebox runs with the Streams during the day and cuts off at night. The wavebox alone is good for algaes and soft corals and some LPS but for SPS the Streams would be a necessity.

 

[Cody Ray]

$466.99!!! Wow, and I had my hopes up too. lol. So from what you said in your last post, does that mean that the wavbox and streams run durring the day, but only the streams run at night?

 

[rvitko]

Yes, and at reduced power. If you think about it, you get a Stream that is half way between a 6100 and 6200- $300-$400 pump. A controller that is a bit more complex than the single controller- $50 and a Comline box with holders about $70. The price is pretty much what would be expected from the cumulatve parts and you would probably be surprised by just how much it actually costs to make one of these things, the profit is not what people seem to imagine.