![]() By combining displacement the Tunze Wavebox is unleashing a greater amount of energy in each pulse as the box empties and fills with each pump cycle. 80 seconds in typical home aquariums of 3-8 ft in length, that will produce this wave effect. Each tank dependent on size and layout will have one frequency, generally between. In this way a small amount of energy can build to dramatic effect. To explain it simply resonance frequencies are inherent in all structures, it is a frequency which allows energy to build so one wave collides additively with another. Still to this day, other pump manufacturers have adapted the resonance frequency concept to produce a wave but without the displacement, two pumps are generally needed, one on each side, using twice as much energy for a generally smaller wave. It instead combined the principle of resonance frequency with the displacement of the box as the pump cycled off and on. A true wave generator that did not use paddles or dump buckets. That is all the info I have and that is direct from Claude Hug the developer and primary tester of the wavebox 6212.Introduced in 2004, the Wavebox 6212 was the first product of its kind. Maximum freq is 1.4 sec- any longer and the box prodouces bubbles. The unit can run three ways- one box connected to the multicontroller or two boxes independent and run synchronously (same side for bigger tanks) or Inverse where to boxes are run opposite on huge tanks to boost the flow. This flow is a 50% approximation of what exists in the ocean and the best accomplished yet by any means. The wave box is coordinated and shuts off at night. So, the ideal flow system now is two Electronic Streams on opposite ends back corner aimed to the front center glass and operated on interval mode 2 on multicontroller 7095 with changes in pump operation every 6hrs or so. The flow is not exactly natural, the natural wave would be much longer but given the size of the device and ultimate in energy savings it is the best that can be accomplished and is the most natural flow available to hobbyists. (Unfortunately the US has no standard system like the Deutches Institute Normalization but we can estimate that a well made name brand US tank will have a 15 year life and the wavebox will reduce that to 12 at most if all other instalation is correct-i.e. We approximate a tank constructed to DIN standards looses 10-20% of it's life when all other assembly and installation is 100% correct. Tank life is shortened by the dynamic load. On a old tank it could cause algae problems as the detritus and opening of the structure to flow will liberate phosphates and drop redox The pressure and dynamic of the wave improves permeation in to the rock and sand bed improving bio functionĭetritus is almost non existant- no dead spots exist In a 2m tank you can move 100,000l/h of water with 30w of power! Rock layout and corals effect resonance and adjustments have to be made every few months to accommodate coral growth. Round and Triangular tanks create an elliptical wave pattern. Here are the wave sizes at full power- amplitude can be adjusted on the driver that is common to all Tunze Electronic pumps and does not affect controller function at 100% the following is known dimensions are in cm, F is freq in seconds, w is wave height (crest to trough in mm) In a tank over 2m a double wave is possible, in a tank over 4m a 4x wave is possible. The shorter the tank, the faster the frequency.įrequency is fixed by resonance and cannot be adjusted- you can tune the frequency but for all but the longest tanks only one frequency is effective in producing a wave. OK, I spent the last couple days at a seminar with Claude and Axel and I took notes and have the full scoop on the wavebox.
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