Wave maker question.

[Flyride95]

So... I wanted to know how you guys run your wave maker. Is yours on 24/7 or is it only on when your lights come on?

[jcnkt_ellis]

All the time, I only run a tunze wavebox and the sump return and am afraid of having the wavebox off for eight plus hours

[bugj51]

I turn the wave maker off at night.

[Scutterborn]

Tunze has the photocell that cuts off the pump when the light go out. I guess it's really personal preference. If you don't have any other flow than the wavebox, you should leave it on. IMO.

[hobogato]

i keep the wavebox running all the time for two reasons:

1. flow is too low without it on for long periods of time
2. when you start it back up after having it off for a while, it stirs up all the junk that settled out and the tank doesnt look clear for a couple of hours.

it really is amazing how well the wavebox keeps detritus suspended in the water column so the filtration can take care of it.

[allan]

I've kept mine on for the last few days, no wave yet, but I think that may have something to do with the power head I put in the tank last night.


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[Scutterborn]

I've kept mine on for the last few days, no wave yet, but I think that may have something to do with the power head I put in the tank last night.


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I've been fine tuning the frequency for over 24 hrs. It's soo touchy. It'll create a wave for awhile then counter act with it just slightly enough to kill the whole wave then start over... I've finally got it consistent. Just takes a little bit of patience.


-Ben-

[Flyride95]

If your using tunze you can auto tune it.
But the reason I asked this question is I currently use a k-1050 powerhead which is very powerful in there and the tunze wavemaker so when the light turns off so does the tunze and it still has the powerhead circulating but I feel it is just too much flow in there. So I may pull the powerhead out and just run the tunze 24-7.

[Scutterborn]

If your using tunze you can auto tune it.
But the reason I asked this question is I currently use a k-1050 powerhead which is very powerful in there and the tunze wavemaker so when the light turns off so does the tunze and it still has the powerhead circulating but I feel it is just too much flow in there. So I may pull the powerhead out and just run the tunze 24-7.

What auto tune?


-Ben-

[Flyride95]

You may have a different controller then me. I just hold the auto adjust button down for 2 second and then just sit and wait until I feel like it has enough of a wave then I press it again to set it there. If I do not set it it will just keep cycling over and over.


http://i47.tinypic.com/29dizia.jpg

[Scutterborn]

Groovy. Mine has the 6091 controller.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/06/qynysypy.jpg

[allan]

Ben and I have the same controller.

Ave came over and fixed mine and now I'm sloshing all back and forth. He did it in like five minutes.

I've also got a lot of splash in the overflow when I tune the return pump back up.


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[Scutterborn]

I'm worried I'll have the sloshing sound in the overflow as well. Especially since my overflows will be on the same side.

[hobogato]

ben, you can run tall standpipes that keep the water level right near the top of the overflow, and that will prevent the "waves on the beach" noise.

[Scutterborn]

I had a similar idea. I was gonna pick your brain tomorrow.

[Flyride95]

That is how I set me overflow up and it is completely silent.