DIY Wavebox Tutorial from start to finish!

[aries70]

my Box is 5.5" x 5" x 13" as for the pump I did do some of the nano mods to shroud, like cutting the tube around prop out also opened theshroud inlets by cutting two out the leaveing on bar the repeating didn't seem to be worth that mod. The pump is about 9" below surface yes I used the same plug as XTM used, I used an AT keybord extension cable and cut the female end off, my Tank is Plywood it is 4' x 2' x 16" it has about 75 Gallons in it I have the water depth about 14.5"

[segaken]

May I know the pin1 , 2 and 5 stand for ?
which one is ground?

[aries70]

1 = pump control
2 = Ground
5 = Positive
only ones used

[imisky]

hi guys,

i built this DIY controller unit today and when i finished to plug into my 6055 it would only stop for a few seconds upon plug in and then continue to spin normally. The only difference is i used a 0.1uF POLY CAP instead of a 0.1uF ceramic would this make any difference?

what do you guys think? would that capacitor make that much difference?

i am stump right now as i actually took the parts off my board and re-soldered every part and the end result was the same. so now im looking at the parts i got compared to the parts which worked for you guys.

this is what it looked like the 2nd time through...i know its messy as i was just plugging away...the first time would have been easy to follow on photo...

[aries70]

I don't know but I used a radial cap for all of them and if I rember correctly the 1.0 cap should be a 10 uf that's what I have it was typo on XTM's part

[yellowsubmarine]

holy sh@t!! you're the guy that made that video huh? i stumbled across that months ago and was blown away, hands down the best wave maker i've seen, were you trying to do it in time with the music? lol it appears that way at times, well now i'm gonna go read this thread. maybe even try to make on myself. again.. top notch work! cheers!

[imisky]

so the 1.0uF should be swapped out for a 10uF?

aries70 would you be able to take a picture of your controller and show me what it looks like of your connections? i literally took 3 hours staring at the schematic and my board to see if i made any error in connections and i couldn't see any

[segaken]

Originally posted by aries70
I don't know but I used a radial cap for all of them and if I rember correctly the 1.0 cap should be a 10 uf that's what I have it was typo on XTM's part

Would you please list of all of the parts model we need to buy?
I also want to start this DIY project ~~
Many thanks.

[aries70]

imsky yes the 1.0 should be a 10 with the 1.0 it will be way too fast. pics of mine but i don't think they'll help it's pretty ghetto seeing as I didn't have any boards so mine has wire going between everything

I do rember that on my last atempt it didn't work and I used a .47 this one I don't have that cap hooked up don't know how important it is but everything works fine with out it


(C2) 10 uF electrolytic cap (polarized.. but it wouldn't matter)
(IC1) 555 timer IC + socket (easier to solder)
(R1) 1KΩ resistor
(C3) .1 uF ceramic cap
(R2) 20KΩ resistor
(C1) .47uF capacitor
(P1) 500kΩ pot

[imisky]

so in your current setup you dont have the 0.47uF in between pin2 and pin5 and it still works just fine? maybe XTM can chime in about the purpose of the 0.47uF cap.

I know mine right now even if i twist the potentiometer nothing happens. i'll go and grab a 10uF cap tomorrow and switch that out and see what happens

[aries70]

nope no .47uf cap, ya hopefully XTM will chime in if it's needed I'll put one in

[segaken]

I found in eBay that there are different V of 10uF cap.

-10uF 16v Radial Electrolytic Capacitor
-10uF 350V Radial Electrolytic Capacitors
-10 UF MFD 25 VOLT ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR RADIAL

Which one is correct ?

[aries70]

I used 50v

[Deuce67]

Here is a schematic of all the parts and pieces I used with an led.

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[riverman]

Hi Guys: First time posting here but I've been a long time reader and now need some help / advice. My tank is 9 ft long x 30" x 30" I would like to add a wavebox. I can only mount it at one end and would really prefer to attach it to the outside end of the tank and drill a hole through the tank for the pump inlet / discharge. It's 1" acrylic so I can assume its flat and shouldn't have any problem welding the box on. My questions are this. Because of the length of the tank should I use a larger pump like the Tunze 6301 and should I make the actual box larger ? I do not want a large wave because I think it will hit my bracing and overflow or make a mess. I cannot do the centre discharge that Tunze recommends because I have dual overflows at the top, back of the aquarium with an 18" centre space for plumbing, will that have a negative affect on the wave? . Has anyone tried using the 6201 pump on a 9 ft tank ? Is there an optimal depth and side to side location for the inlet / discharge ? With the wavemaker being outside the tank should the box be sealed or would creating a vacuum be detrimental ? This will be the first and only hole drilled in the tank so I want to get it right the first time. Thanks in advance for your advice.

[One Dumm Hikk]

riverman, yes, you can put a wavebox in a 9' tank. You just have to tune it to match the tank so that you get a continuous wave instead of them crashing against one another.

As for where to place it, I would build the box and then run it internally. Figure out where it works best both height wise and front/back placement. Also make sure its going to do what you want, and THEN drill the hole. The experiments will tell you where to drill it.

[riverman]

Randy, thanks for the feedback. So you think a standard Tunze wavemaker will work ok in a tank this long ? Maybe I should borrow one first and try it out, it might be a bit tough to find someone that kind though.

[Eklikewhoa]

Originally posted by Deuce67
Here is a schematic of all the parts and pieces I used with an led.

[IMG][/IMG]

The colors and the legend definitely helps!

[segaken]

If can list out the V/W value of the cap and resistor must be very very fine to us ~

[imisky]

hey guys, so i just built another board using deuce67's schematic, this time it turns on and off however my 6055 has almost become the state of the food timer which is avaliable on the single controller. also the LED only turns on at initial plug in and after that it turns off and never to come back on again even though the pump is turning on and off

has anyone else tried this controller on a 6055 other than aries70?

[Deuce67]

All the capacitors i used is rated for 25V.

[chieuxuan]

tagging along

[segaken]

Originally posted by Deuce67
All the capacitors i used is rated for 25V.

Due to the max power of Tunze is 24v, so 25v cap is good enough?

How about resistor ? So many diff W ..... don't know which one is suitable ~~

[tyreeftank]

I use Tunze 6100 with this DIY controller and ran it without the wavebox. I get pretty good wave on my 75gal without the box. My question is does the wave cause stress on the fishes? Three of the my fishes die after running the wavebox. Do you run the wavebox 24/7 or do run it only during the day?

[Captain Quirk]

Mine has the light sensor, so it's off "at night".

I don't see why your fish would die; might take them a bit to get used to it, but I don't see it stressing them out to the point of death (however, some fish ARE more finicky/sensitive than others, so...).

???