Wavebox in a 8' tank
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Aquadepot
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It can vary depending on what you set the controlls at.
In an 8ft tank you could controll it to cause a small or larger wave.
Generally you should give at least 50mm (0.7") from the water surface to the top of the aquarium to prevent water flowing over the sides.
If you alter the settings you can quite easily produce 2 smaller waves in a tank your size.
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Ryan
In an 8ft tank you could controll it to cause a small or larger wave.
Generally you should give at least 50mm (0.7") from the water surface to the top of the aquarium to prevent water flowing over the sides.
If you alter the settings you can quite easily produce 2 smaller waves in a tank your size.
Cheers
Ryan
Steve Atkins
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Even with two waveboxes in my 2.4m tank I don't get more than a 2.5cm (1") wave. I.e. ± 1/2" relative to water level without waveboxes going.
Steve
Steve
fishonly18
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how is a wavebox in a standard 100 gallon??
Steve Atkins
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Yes.
I have two 6100 streams mounted on Wavyseas (used only to move the streams around) and even thought the streams now get to point in most directions the waveboxes still get water moving where the streams dont get to.
In addition, the waveboxes will give a lot more user friendly water movement for LPS corals than being hit by a stream will.
Steve
Steve Atkins
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If you only had 3mm of freeboard then probably not but if your normal water level is 2cm or more below the rim then yes.
I doubt you would want to use one on one of those tanks where the water normally flows over the rim to exit the tank. Intriguing as those tanks look, I think internal circulation is where the idea comes unstuck.
Steve
I doubt you would want to use one on one of those tanks where the water normally flows over the rim to exit the tank. Intriguing as those tanks look, I think internal circulation is where the idea comes unstuck.
Steve
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