Quote Originally Posted by hobogato View Post
a wave box would produce a very fast wave in a tank that size. the wave would travel from one end of the tank to the other and back in about 1 second. i vote closed loop using a sicce 5 - that is what i had on my 150 (just one foot longer than the tank you are setting up) and it had pretty good flow. i also had eductors on the outflow pipes which really helped.
Very intresting! Will the flow from the sicce 5 with the enductors be enough for SPS? Also on a closed loop is it better on the back or bottom?

Quote Originally Posted by Europhyllia View Post
Isn't a wavebox much bigger than outside motor powerheads (Vortech, etc.)? Why wavebox but not powerheads?
lol...very true. Also thinking about the Vortech since its smaller but from what i hear it creates nice flow. How much noice does it make?