Wavebox 6212 Help!

[Jar*Head]

You mean this

 

[JustinReef]

Steve...that is amazing!

Man if I could only get half that size wave I would be happy! I didn't have much time today to mess around with the settings. Or take pictures. I am still just at maybe 1/2"-3/4" wave. I don't know what is wrong

I do know the reason the pump is shutting down though IS sand. I have had to clean it out each day so far. The added flow to the tank has made the sand really kick up. I hope it all settles down in a day or so.

So I know all tanks are different but based on my dimensions is there not a rough idea of where on the dial I am going to get the biggest wave? Or are there just too many variables?

It seems like how I have it now, its pulsing too quickly for a 6' tank. But I was not able to get a wave anywhere else on the dial no matter how slow I went. I am kind of confused.

 

[Jar*Head]

Justin, drop me a PM with your phone number. I will drop you a call tonight.

 

[JustinReef]

Actually I figured it out. I can get a wave that comes right out of the tank now

Problem is, only when my return pump is off

The overflow is on the opposite end from the wavebox and I guess interferes too much. Makes sense since instead of coming back off the glass, most of the water goes down the overflow...really too bad.

Id there any way around this???

I really love what this thing can do when the return pump is off!!! WOW.

 

[rvitko]

Use a Durso pipe to raise the overflow box water column to just a bit below the tanks water column height.

 

[JustinReef]

The overflow is a "herbie" style with a gate valve that already keeps the water level right at the top of the overflow. As it is now, the water rising higher than the overflow on each surge and then water goes down the emergency drain.

Maybe making the emergency drain higher would help?

You would know much more than I do but it seems no matter what, having the overflow on the other end is going to effect the wavebox in a negative way

 

[rvitko]

This is true, the overflow causes the wave to spill over and lose energy but if you can raise the water in the overflow so less energy is lost to falling over it will help.

 

[JustinReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14223447#post14223447 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rvitko
This is true, the overflow causes the wave to spill over and lose energy but if you can raise the water in the overflow so less energy is lost to falling over it will help.

Hmmm...ok. I may be able to figure something out. If I post pics do you think you would have some ideas?

The other option is to have the wave box mounted right infront of the overflow but I assume that would essentially do the same thing. This also means reaquascaping the whole tank