Tunze Wavebox 6212

[CalciumReef]

Hi to all, i just laid my hands on the tunze wavebox today. I know there are others out there who already own one but unfortunately no one has made any detailed product review on this item.So fresh from the box, pictures are as follow. Performance will be reviewed at a later date. I hope it will perform as claimed.

[CalciumReef]

What's in the box

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Top view of whats inside.

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Unassembled

[CalciumReef]

Damage to wallet is $679, price taken off Reef Depot Website. In the meantime, won't be hooking it up yet. Will update this thread in due time.

[CalciumReef]

For those who have eurobracing,magnet holder is recommended. 2 have to be used in this case.

[CalciumReef]

Expected effect is shown below.

[CalciumReef]

Useful information for those planning to use a wavebox on a new tank

[CalciumReef]

Water level does not fluctuate in the sump although water is being pushed into overflow in waves, so no worries on that issue.

[CalciumReef]

Dimensions of wavebox is 4.5 x 4.5 x 12 inches.

[Tigger]

Intresting. Pls keep the review coming. Thanks

[blueheaven]

Come lets gather all techies and figure out how it works

Then.... :evil:

Do keep us posted on the performance

[alanseah]

Come lets gather all techies and figure out how it works

Then.... :evil:

Do keep us posted on the performance

already got DIY version out in the web lor....

But add up he cost of DIY.. not much different from original one..

What's the point...

[tineng]

already got DIY version out in the web lor....

But add up he cost of DIY.. not much different from original one..

What's the point...

where did you find it????

[limbssg]

from other website,

Wavebox in action, 12Mb

[CalciumReef]

from other website,

Wavebox in action, 12Mb

Wow Stronger than what i seen at another reefer's house, maybe becasue his tank is smaller and he set it to 0. Thanks for sharing bro limbssg.

[daimy068]

Hi,

So how's the going so far? Would this be appropriate for an sps tank? Deciding on either the wavebox or streams.

[CalciumReef]

Hi, i have yet to hook it up.It all depends on how big your tank is and what kind of water movement are you looking at in your tank. The wavebox is not a miracle box so we can't expect it to cover everything. There are many different combinations to play with. For my case i'm adding streams to work with the wavebox to create different wave movements. The diagram below should give you a rough idea.

[daimy068]

Hi! Was actually thinking of combining the wavebox and stream as well...just wondering whether all stream or wavebox and stream combination would work better. Attached rough diag of the tank...basic rockwork will be island, valley and reef drop-off. Inlet pipes aimed towards overflow and wavebox on one side and stream on the other. Any comments or advice? Thanks!

ps. Apologies for hijacking your thread...

All the best hooking up your wavebox! Keep us updated!

TANK.doc

[CalciumReef]

Take note that Inlet pipes must be located at the center of the tank, if not submerged in the water below the waves or else you will have splashing water and lots of air bubbles. To hook up the wave box with streams, the 7095 controller is recommended. You get more to play with.

[CalciumReef]

The Ring flow of the streams and the washing of waves by the wavebox will overlap, producing a pulsating ring flow-reef top biotopes. So if your pocket is deep enough, get the wave box + streams + 7095

[Gouldian]

Great works CalciumReef! Very detailed explainations and pictures!

Great to see you back with a vengeance!

[daimy068]

Thanks for the info CalciumReef!

What if I located the wavebox at the same end as the overflow but calculated the amplitude of the wave and designed the height of the overflow teeth so that at max and min amplitude there's water into overflow and the backing glass of the overflow is made higher to prevent water splashing over? Will that work you think?

[patrick123]

Calcium Reef,

Is the wavebox much better in size compare to the tunze stream? I'm thinking of adding another 6000, but wondering if I should go for the wavebox instead.

Thanks,

Patrick

[CalciumReef]

Great works CalciumReef! Very detailed explainations and pictures!

Great to see you back with a vengeance!

Thanks gouldian for the encouraging words. But sad to say most of my corals didnt make it thru in the holding tank