Recommended Wavemaker

[ckwhon]

can anyone help??

[RAV-65]

bro,

has to be Eden... either dat or u cld get a powerhead and direct tye flow towards the opposite glass on the tank to let the water " bounced back...

Vincent Ho

[ckwhon]

hi rav... what eden do u mean??? if possible state the brand and the price range also.... thanks frd..

[moron_clown]

i think he is talking about the eden 214 or 2XX cost around $30-$40..flow rate is 800l/h to 1000l/h.the head is self rotating but it must be cleaned once in a while to stop it from clogging up .hope this helps..or u can try a closed loop,look up more on the diy closed loops dat many reefers have done.the general opinion is that the more kind of wave making devices the better.

[RAV-65]

Yup,

the Eden 226 for 800?L/hr and Eden 228 1000L/hr... saw the 228 at Reborn today selling a $45 and i tink got 10% discount too...

Vincent Ho

[moron_clown]

yea,if ur tank is small,its easy to create water currents.unlike big tanks.i think the only wave maker big tank owners can consider is the tunze,which is like almost ten times the price of the eden series.consider getting one,its quite good and considering u are buying an italian product,should be quite reliable.

[RAV-65]

Hmm...

decided against using a tunze as i saw the currents it produces

literally blows the sand all over the place.... so I'm using a Tom Dive power head to create the current, small in size, but very powerful, about 1600L/hr... even with it, my sand gets blown offf!!...

Vincent Ho

[ckwhon]

so u guys recommend mi a EDEN rotating power head for my 2ft cube?? where should i place this EDEN if i were to use it???

beside this any alternative???

[RAV-65]

Bro,

only you know your tank best, as in which area u wan the current to be stronger and also, wat are u trying to achieve? make the corals sway or clean the sandbed or kill the dead water areas? u decide...

Vincent Ho

[ckwhon]

hmm if i were to use it to make the sandbed clean...

then where should i place it??? slightly above the sandbed???

[moron_clown]

yea,marine fishkeeping is all about trial and error.bigger mistake=better and faster learning..hehehe,jokes aside,well different tanks have diff. conditions that needs to be satisfied.there is no sure way of solving ur problem.but actually u can try the swcd(spelt correctly?) as it actually creates opposite flow at different intervals.u can buy it at eaquanature.costs arnd $120.

[RAV-65]

Bro,

would recommend that u have a powerhead in the centre at the back glass panel of the tank and point it towards the glass panel in front where the sandbed is, the current would bounce off the front glass panel downwards and clean ur sandbed... Presto!

Vincent Ho

[moron_clown]

hmm if i were to use it to make the sandbed clean...

then where should i place it??? slightly above the sandbed???

the sand bed cannot totally be cleaned,placing a powerhead inches above ur sandbed will be ugly,not mentioning the sand will be sucked in,shortening the lifespan of the powerhead.it will also blow up alot of sand and all the detritus that have already settled.believe me,u would'nt want to see that.IMO,the only way to keep ur sandbed clean is to siphon it when u are doing ur regular maintanence.just my two cents worth!

[RAV-65]

well of course,

like moron_clown has suggested, the siphoning done during water change helps alot too...

Vincent Ho

[ckwhon]

hmm thanks for ur help clown... normally where u guys place ur wavemaker???

[RAV-65]

as far as posible, i try to hide it behind the rocks...

Vincent Ho

[moron_clown]

actually u should ask rav-65.go and have a look at his tank,the sand bed damn clean!or u can go look in the members tank section and find owners of similar tank dimensions and just ask them to share their specs.

[ckwhon]

it's hard to find someone with 2ft cube as i think most pple go for bigger tank... wouldn't the current be blocked if hide behind the rocks? hmm unless the direction is not facing the rocks... ???

[moron_clown]

i actually started with a tiny 2 footer arnd 3 years ago.i had a 900l/h powerhead near the top of my tank and water circulation is quite good.i think u should consider eden(for the price) or swcd(for the nearly invisibility of the unit).

[RAV-65]

put the powerhead inside the rocks facing outside mah... but not to bury it too deep in the rocks, very hard to take out for servicing, it's better you plan your water flow pattern while setting up the tank, and tink of spots where the water will be dead... and try to solve it early... of not, in the later stage, you got headache...

Vincent Ho

[ckwhon]

well i will try to figure out... but before that still need to figure out how to scape my rocks in my 2ft cube... find it so hard to make it look nice...

[SBS_Transit]

i actually started with a tiny 2 footer arnd 3 years ago.i had a 900l/h powerhead near the top of my tank and water circulation is quite good.i think u should consider eden(for the price) or swcd(for the nearly invisibility of the unit).

may i know what brand is swcd ?? any website about that powerhead?

[alanseah]

reef depot got sell.. u can go to his thread and read about it.

[moron_clown]

its not a powerhead.go to equanature.com to find out more.

[[d]3v|L]

Can try Maxijets, one of the best powerheads. Just place 2 on the opposite corner of the tank and blow against each other to create random current. Should be enough flow cos ur tank is only 2 ft