Real "Benefits" of a wave maker? Tunze 6212 [Archive]

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SnowManSnow

11/05/2009, 09:41 AM

Ya...

what benefits are there?
List um :)

B:clown:

jdhuyvetter

11/05/2009, 09:49 AM

My sebae anemone grew about 20% in 3 days after installing a nano box in my 165.

ser_renely

11/05/2009, 09:56 AM

grew or extended more?

mcoomer

11/05/2009, 10:01 AM

I would think that a wavebox with some vortechs set to random reef crest mode would make for some very nice flow in a tank. One of the biggest battles we face are "dead spots" in a tank and this would go a long way in eliminating them completely.

Mike

SnowManSnow

11/05/2009, 10:03 AM

Well .. in addition I DO Have 2x mp40ws in there so it would be

MP40W
MP40W
Tunze 6212

SnowManSnow

11/05/2009, 10:05 AM

THis IS an SPS tank btw... 120g

Anemonebuff

11/05/2009, 10:07 AM

It suspends the detrius throughout the tank. It would definately help in the detrius remmoval.

Amoore311

11/05/2009, 11:27 AM

The wave action itself is more of a novelty. Combined with the 2 vortechs though would be an awesome flow set up for a 120.

You will get the random currents of the vortech, mixed in with the gentle sway of the coral polyps under the wave motion.

jdhuyvetter

11/05/2009, 12:09 PM

grew or extended more?

Both. About 10% increase in the base diameter and about 10% increase in the tentacle length.

In my SPS tank, I noticed a big jump in polyp extension in just a couple of hours.

solitude127

11/05/2009, 04:37 PM

Not to Highjack the thread, but do you think he could get away with a tunze nano wavebox? much cheaper than the 6212.