Wavemaker idea

[coraline79]

how much fine tuning do you think I would need? I have about 9 settings on my wipers in my car, so there should be a way to set it up with a time of some sort right?

[texmex]

maybe you could a dimmer switch like the ones used on a regular light for house. Just a thought Good luck I will be following this.

[hobogato]

i know that in tuning the wavebox to the right frequency, it has to be the correct frequency down to the 1/10 of a sec to make a wave and more precised than that to get the perfect resonance to get the largest wave possible. i was turning the potmeter on the controller so slightly that i couldnt even feel it move.

[ErikH]

I don't have a mag 9.5 hooked up to mine, but I have it T'd off of my 1500gph iwaki 70rlt, and it is not worth the time it took to plumb it in. junk!

I've heard very mixed reviews on the SWCD. Is it a new design, or the old one? I hear the new ones are nice...

[coraline79]

I've heard very mixed reviews on the SWCD. Is it a new design, or the old one? I hear the new ones are nice...

it is the old one.

[Jarob]

I dn I just bought mine and I love it! Easy simple plumbing, NO NOISE at all, and amazing flow

[ratboy]

Ive seen pictures of large public aquariums using paddles to simulate waves so its definately do-able.

Ive used the SQWD before and for smaller tanks - you cant beat the switching current and price (~40$). Mine ran continuosly for several year before it stopped switching. I ran mine on mag 9/12's with excellent results.

Ive also used surge tanks before and helped install one on the giant reef tank at Westlake Medical Ctr ( I think I still have a nice 8 gallon acrylic one - i'll look for it and post it cheap if so). They work great but you will have lots of microbubbles which drive some people and corals nuts. Tolerable on big tanks but smaller tanks probably cant realistically handle a 8 gallon change in volume without exposing corals...

[coraline79]

Ive seen pictures of large public aquariums using paddles to simulate waves so its definately do-able.

Ive used the SQWD before and for smaller tanks - you cant beat the switching current and price (~40$). Mine ran continuosly for several year before it stopped switching. I ran mine on mag 9/12's with excellent results.

Ive also used surge tanks before and helped install one on the giant reef tank at Westlake Medical Ctr ( I think I still have a nice 8 gallon acrylic one - i'll look for it and post it cheap if so). They work great but you will have lots of microbubbles which drive some people and corals nuts. Tolerable on big tanks but smaller tanks probably cant realistically handle a 8 gallon change in volume without exposing corals...

I think my auto topoff might be going crazy if I was pulling and dumping 8 gallons of water. my display is only 125gallons. I would think more like a 1 or 2 gallon one would suffice. How does the dump box work? Is it spring hinged and as it fills up it dumps out and springs back up? Or does it "flush" with a bulb and flapper?

[Texreefer]

How does the dump box work? Is it spring hinged and as it fills up it dumps out and springs back up? Or does it "flush" with a bulb and flapper?

Both of those are options but there is a design that has no moving parts. I have a simple drawing on here somewhere to show what the basic design looks like,, do a search and you should find it

[SaltyJim]

Here is a video of one I found from RC. It looks to have no moving parts too.

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