Wavebox flow rate calculation

[opihi]

Hello Roger, Graeme:

I pulled the following response from a post from last year:

The turnover is calculated by a complicated formula and varies with every tank. You first must calculate the volume of the wave by taking the length * width and height of the wave and then divided by 2, this should be done in cm and this will give ccs which can easily be coverted to liters. You then multiply this by the frequency in seconds and then by 360 to get to lph.

when you say length * width and height of the wave, is this the L * W of the tank, and the height of the wave at it's highest point? Also do you measure the height of the wave from the lowest point to the highest point? or the difference between the water level without wave to the highest point of the wave?


Obviously this is a complex formula and casual reefers like myself will not get accurate numbers. I'm just looking for a ballpark measurement.

Thanks,

Jeff

 

[rvitko]

The surface of the water still to the high point of the wave is the number you use for height.