Wavebox, good or bad?

[Delphinus]

I think you can get unlucky with a tank with or without a wavebox. Honestly I think if a wb pushes things over the edge then there was a latent flaw to begin with. A 10% reduction in lifespan is a WAG at best. So 1 year out of 10 ... But who has a tank longer than 5 years anyhow n very few.

I was worried at first with my tank because I heard stories of plants leaves wiggling when left on the tank, but on my tank with 2 there was absolutely no movement to the glass from the wave.

What you do need to watch out for is the overflow height from the top of the tanks. A tank with wb should have a lower overflow.

My $0.02 anyhow.

[Aquattro]

Tony, there doesn't appear to be any movement at all, so not as worried as I was yesterday. My overflow is a foot long, centered on the back wall, so it's working perfectly. The wave is more a meet in the middle rather than end to end wave.
Problem now, the Tunze keeps squeaking randomly....

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Tony, there doesn't appear to be any movement at all, so not as worried as I was yesterday. My overflow is a foot long, centered on the back wall, so it's working perfectly. The wave is more a meet in the middle rather than end to end wave.
Problem now, the Tunze keeps squeaking randomly....

did you build the stand?

Steve

[Casey8]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

did you build the stand?

Steve

Don't scare him, or he will be tearing his tank apart to put the new stand in before New Year.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Casey8

Don't scare him, or he will be tearing his tank apart to put the new stand in before New Year.

naa were probably safe no wires involved in building a stand

Steve

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

did you build the stand?

Steve

Do you have a tank yet??

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Do you have a tank yet??

I have three tanks, make that 4.. now answer the question

for the record I don't like the idea of water sloshing back and forth in a tank. if you figure 1 gal of salt water weighs about 9lbs plus the kentitic energy it has in its motion, thats a lot of cycling force in the tank and a cycling force will destroy things faster than a constant force.

Steve

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Problem now, the Tunze keeps squeaking randomly....

Driver alarm? Or propeller friction?

I have two spare propellers - magnet, bushing, propellers and even the little orange o-ring - from old streams I don't have anymore (well, I have one 6080 for mixing SW). I can put one or both in the mail if you want ..

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Driver alarm? Or propeller friction?

I have two spare propellers - magnet, bushing, propellers and even the little orange o-ring - from old streams I don't have anymore (well, I have one 6080 for mixing SW). I can put one or both in the mail if you want ..

It's driver alarm, almost. Just starts squeaking, then stops. Over and over. Pump is running fine, took it apart to see if it needed cleaning, but nothing in there is dirty. Dunno, might be time to replace the old pumps

[Parker]

Got one in my 265, love it. If the tank breaks I'm calling my insurance company and they can buy me a new one.