Wavebox in Overflow?

[Wade2185]

I am having an acrylic tank built right now. The tank is 70" X 60" X 28". It will have one big external overflow on one of the 60" sides. Would it be possible to mount the WaveBox behind the tank in the overflow and cut a hole into the tank for the Wavebox? I do not really know much about the Wavebox. I would like to try and hide it if I can. Also, this tank is going to be about 550 gallons. With a tank this size would it be better to go with a wavebox and one extension or 2 waveboxes?

 

[bljohnson]

You need to have the WB setup so they point in the direction of the longest axis of your tank (ie side to side) for maximum wave. I also believe the cutoff for 1 WB is about 320-350 or so (exact number is on the website). So you would need 2 WB for your tank of 550 gal.

 

[Jeremy B.]

Hi Wade,

Unfortunately the wavebox would not function properly if it was hidden behind any type of box that was fit to hold it. YOu would need the unit to be out in the open, and as bljohnson said it needs to be pointing the long way of the tank. For your size system I would recommend getting an extension to go with the box as well.

 

[Wade2185]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7075031#post7075031 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jeremy B.
Hi Wade,

Unfortunately the wavebox would not function properly if it was hidden behind any type of box that was fit to hold it. YOu would need the unit to be out in the open, and as bljohnson said it needs to be pointing the long way of the tank. For your size system I would recommend getting an extension to go with the box as well.

Jeremy -

So even if I cut a hole for the Wavebox it still would not work? Also, I have heard that the wavebox will not work on a cube. Is that true? I heard that it was designed for rectangular tanks.

 

[bljohnson]

If you cut a hole in your overflow and do not make the overflow-wavebox seals super tight you have a risk of draining half your tank when the power goes out. The cube comment is somewhat correct. There are only a *Few* people on RC that are happy with WB on cubes. I don't know the guy's/girl's handle that does have a WB on a cube... but if you search around Rvitko mention his/her handle to another poster.

 

[Jeremy B.]

That is correct, the box has to be in the same body of water it is moving, not in an box dividing it up.

You can get them to work on a square tank, but you would need to use the extension to do this. Even at that it may not be the best of the wave effect like you could achieve in a longer reactangular tank.

 

[bljohnson]

You also have to take the WB completely out of the tank to service it b/c the Stream pump slips out of the bottom of the WB.