3 feet tank

[ridzwan21]

hi all,

may i know wat wavemaker is most suitable for a 3 feet tank? its 3 by 2 by 2.

thanks

[Caleb]

most wavemaker (at least the better branded ones) have instructions on installations as well as technical specs.. depending on the country of origin, you may have to do some conversion from gallons to litres and vice versa..

tank size compatibility is usually proportionate to wattage.

HHT...

[dleecool]

I'm using 2 X tunze 6060 with 1 seio for the same size. If u not into sps then u may not need tunze.

[pingpong]

I'm using 2 X tunze 6060 with 1 seio for the same size. If u not into sps then u may not need tunze.

3 x wavemakers for 3ftx2ftx2ft, is that the norm?

[dleecool]

3 x wavemakers for 3ftx2ftx2ft, is that the norm?

I think depend on what u intend to keep. I still feel not enough flow!!!

[Dazza]

Hihi Ridzwan... I m using Tunze TS24 (ie 2 X 6100 turbelle) for my 3 by 3 by 2.5

There is no hard n fast rule to choosing a wavemaker. It depends on what you intend to keep & then how you conifgure yr flow directions ... u'll need some trial & error to get the correct flow configuration for yr tank as every tank has a different setup in terms of rocks etc ... My errors caused my bubbles & hammer corals to literally hv their flesh torn away but the sunnies, cauliflowers, acros, montis, torch, galaxy. mushies, star polyps all doing very well ... alot hv to do with deflecting and playing the currents off rocks n glass

[ridzwan21]

thanks all.. really appreciate ur advice.. think i'll get tunze..

[pingpong]

thanks all.. really appreciate ur advice.. think i'll get tunze..

hi,

what exact model of the tunze are you looking at? i am also looking for wavemaker for my 3ft......

[ridzwan21]

think i'll juz ask the shop what exactly i should get..

[xersion]

i only have 1 820 for my 4ft.. everything works well.. choosing of wavemaker is really depends on the amount of flow rate u wan.. there is no suitable or non-suitable for my case

[jervismun]

Tunze... no compromise

[pingpong]

think i'll juz ask the shop what exactly i should get..

dude,

dun be so kancheong la.. though it is good to seek advice from the LFS, but no harm come back SRC to seek advice from other experts to see if the proposed solution were the optimum to give best bang for the buck and flow...

[ridzwan21]

dude,

dun be so kancheong la.. though it is good to seek advice from the LFS, but no harm come back SRC to seek advice from other experts to see if the proposed solution were the optimum to give best bang for the buck and flow...

yup.. i know that.. anyway i didnt say i'm not gonna seek advice here at src.. thanks anyway..

[ridzwan21]

Hihi Ridzwan... I m using Tunze TS24 (ie 2 X 6100 turbelle) for my 3 by 3 by 2.5

There is no hard n fast rule to choosing a wavemaker. It depends on what you intend to keep & then how you conifgure yr flow directions ... u'll need some trial & error to get the correct flow configuration for yr tank as every tank has a different setup in terms of rocks etc ... My errors caused my bubbles & hammer corals to literally hv their flesh torn away but the sunnies, cauliflowers, acros, montis, torch, galaxy. mushies, star polyps all doing very well ... alot hv to do with deflecting and playing the currents off rocks n glass

how do i configure the flow directions? can u explain? btw, i'm not keeping sps..

thanks thanks..

[Dazza]

if u r not keeping sps , maybe the 6100 cud be too strong. This wud esp be the case if u intend to keep lps tank. But it cud help u avoid future upgrade if u decide to go for sps in future. The trick is to avoid hvg too strong wave on yr lps. So u can direct the wave against the side glass of the tank or against a piece of live rock .

Another word of caution is - what is the grade of sand that u r using in the tank? Grade 0 & 1 sand may be too fine & a strong wavemaker cud cause a permanent sand storm in yr tank. I hv since reverted back to grade 3 myself

[ridzwan21]

if u r not keeping sps , maybe the 6100 cud be too strong. This wud esp be the case if u intend to keep lps tank. But it cud help u avoid future upgrade if u decide to go for sps in future. The trick is to avoid hvg too strong wave on yr lps. So u can direct the wave against the side glass of the tank or against a piece of live rock .

Another word of caution is - what is the grade of sand that u r using in the tank? Grade 0 & 1 sand may be too fine & a strong wavemaker cud cause a permanent sand storm in yr tank. I hv since reverted back to grade 3 myself

Will just 1 piece of tunze 6060 be enuff? think my sand is g 1.. thx thx

[subxero]

Will just 1 piece of tunze 6060 be enuff? think my sand is g 1.. thx thx

Maybe you can try tunze stream 6000.. it is controllable, and you can adjust the flow

[pingpong]

Maybe you can try tunze stream 6000.. it is controllable, and you can adjust the flow

Sweet...i was also told by a fellow reefer that the controllable tunze 6000 would be nice for a 3ft....heh if not enuf just add a cute cute nano stream....

[ridzwan21]

thanks everyone.. appreciate all the help. got tunze 6060 from w3ish3ng.. thx thx...