Waves in a Big Tank...

[jeffhaag]

Hopefully someone can give me some advice. I currently have a 6 month old 500gal Tennecor tank (120" L x 36"W x 30"H) and I was interested in creating some wave action. The tank is mostly softies with a very open rockwork. I am not so much worried about wave height as I am in getting the nice oscillating movement of the water column so my corals will sway back and forth. Right now all the circulation is provided by the returns. 2 closed loops, and 4 sea swirls to create some randomness. I have been looking at the Tunze wavebox's (and the Vortech MP40w's) for a while now, but was curious if anyone had recommendations on how to best achieve this goal. Again, my tank is dominated by softies so I don't need the immense flow of an SPS tank, just looking for a nice smooth oscillation... THANKS!

 

[Jar*Head]

You will need 1 tunze wavebox and 1 extension to create some wave in your tank.

 

[jeffhaag]

How would you set that up? Put them on opposite ends synced and try to make a double wave. Or would you try and even do a triple wave in a tank of 10' length?

 

[Jar*Head]

Put both wave boxes on the same side flow across the tank.