Wavebox or Stream?

[crab0000]

I am in the planning stage of a 65RR. I already have three Seio 820's, but think I need more flow. Would I be better off getting a Wavebox or a Stream?
Thanks,
Steve

 

[turtlespd]

i dont think a wave box will work wel in a 65 because from what i have seen they work wonders in tanks with lenth, not saying you cant get movement but a small stream may give you better results in a smlaller tank.

 

[twon8]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7659351#post7659351 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by turtlespd
i dont think a wave box will work wel in a 65 because from what i have seen they work wonders in tanks with lenth, not saying you cant get movement but a small stream may give you better results in a smlaller tank.

agreed, you might ask this in the tunze forum, but from what i recall wavebox's work best in tanks 4' or longer. get a 6000 or 2 x 6000 and a multicontroller and you will be perfect.

 

[clkwrk]

Stream ...I have a wave box and I bought it from a guy with a 4ft tank. Hint

Works well in my 6ft tank but in a 4ft it may be hard to get what your looking for.

JMO

 

[chadfarmer]

had a wave box in a 58 man that thing takes up a lot of realestate

was running 2 6100 and wavebox



now i run a 6100 but soon another 6100


i was getting a 1/2 inch wave in the 58

 

[sangraal]

I think the minimum length to get a good wave is 4', I have it in my 100 and get about an inch and a half wave on the opposiste side and the dial is barely past the zero point so anything less probably won't be of much use I would go with streams on a single controller....

 

[Bebo77]

yeah get the streams...

 

[gil716]

i have 2 6000's in my 65g. they are quite bulky. if you can wait, check out the upcoming nanostreams from Tunze. the new 6055 can get up to 1453gph and the unit is pretty damn small - only 2.7" diameter.

Unfortunately, these won't be coming out till December.

http://www.tunze.com/fileadmin/downloads_en/interzooen.pdf

 

[marine_freak]

Stream is a good choice.... I have both in my 75... it is a 4ft tank and I get a little over 1" wave from the box.....

 

[AngeloM3]

Tunze in a 65g?!

Are you able to adjust the flow on Tunze?

Would a Tunze be to much for a 50g (36"x18"x18")?

Right now I got 1 modd'ed MJ 400, 1 MJ 400 and 1 MJ 600

 

[bond007069]

the tunze 6000, 6100, and 6200 are adjustable

the 6060 and 6080 are not.

 

[AngeloM3]

Would any model of Tunze's be to much for a 50g? (36"x18"x18")

 

[clkwrk]

IMO 6100 and 6200 would be a bit much

 

[AngeloM3]

alright..... i'll stick with the MJ's

 

[dots]

Well here is a qustion I have, could you put it into, say a sump and dial down the flow on the other end with a ball valve leading into the tank Kinda like a surging closed loop....

I could see that connection to the box outlet to the pvc could be challenging, and would need to you a larger diameter piping than normally used, to get the flow you need, but that could add adjustability and give back your real estate.

Kinda expensive to customize it though....

 

[clkwrk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7664975#post7664975 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AngeloM3
alright..... i'll stick with the MJ's

But the 6000's ,6060's,6080's and the new nano streams would be fine.

 

[crab0000]

Thanks for the recommendations. I guess the wavebox is out since the tank is only 36" long. I will probably go with a 6000 on a controller, or if it is closer the smaller Tunzes. Thanks again for the help.
Steve

 

[proboscis]

i have a 36x18x24 that is a 70 gallon oceanic "show" tank i use 2 tunze 6100's and the 7095 multi controller, my return is a mag-9 mucho random flow!!!!! all my sps have PE like they never had when i ran 4 maxi-jet 1200 on a wave strip. also i might add my temps dropped 3 degree after i took out all those hot a$$ powerheads from my tank. tunze are the wave of the future and i have seen the light....... no pun intended

 

[xtrstangx]

Yet another vote for the Streams.

 

[crab0000]

Thanks