25 Comments on "DIY Wavebox / Wavemaker"

roskoeheat on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 11:57 am 



awsome! where did you get the materials?

Geokiris on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 12:53 pm 



Great looking waves, can you make them lower and slower?

emills9 on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 1:03 pm 



great music to go with. i’m dancing to the tune
lol

NYREPS on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 1:06 pm 



Sick boy …… looks crazy

htn1986 on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 1:59 pm 



That’s awesome. Had me worried at first about the constant force pushing against the sides, but then I noticed your tank is acrylic. Have you noticed a difference in the healthy of your corals and fish? I might approach something similar once I switch my glass tank to an acrylic tank.

applemobileftw on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 2:19 pm 



how does your overflowbox cope with the wave?

XPrimeMoverX on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 3:11 pm 



XTM – GREAT WORK!
Love the DIY and the video is terrific too.
I finally clicked “more” over there —>
and saw your link to the RC thread. Fantastic and thanks for sharing. Now I’m ordering my parts!!

onlywhenpissed on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 3:51 pm 



Cool!

clayscool308 on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 4:49 pm 



I understand your statement about actual currents on a reef but actual currents and waves travel in one direction for a long period of time not for 2 seconds and then switch direction, oscar is absolutely right this may not kill the fish but is good for the fish because all it is going to do is confuse them

8ballbreakandrun on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 5:40 pm 



“hello my honey hello my baby, Hello my ragtime gaaaallll”!

oscar2hot4u on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 6:29 pm 



and yes i have i live in nz and go the the pacific reefs all the time and deep sea dive here new zealand thank you very much the reason y it needs 2 be slower its becoz they can get sea sick and if you have been snorkeling you would know that its graceful and calm but not up and down up and down realy fast but they have alot of force im just saying in a word of advice thnks

oscar2hot4u on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 7:10 pm 



yes but its got 2 be slower but has a lot of power

xtmreef on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 7:46 pm 



Just magnet… Tunze magnet

xtmreef on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 8:04 pm 



Ever snorkeled on a real reef? The wave action and current is at least about 10x greater.

xtmreef on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 8:13 pm 



The wave is like that 24/7, just like in the wild. Sorry I can’t remember how thick the acrylic was.

lionsroaar on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 8:49 pm 



Is the wave like that only for video purposes, or do you keep the wave that high full time?

Also, how thick is the acrylic?

oscar2hot4u on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 9:25 pm 



its going way 2 fast u will need 2 make it slower u will give the sea sick and die it needs 2 be smooth

datsun510wanted on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 10:24 pm 



i hope your kidding

fishman500000 on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 11:04 pm 



did you silocone the box into the tank or is it just that magnet

LUCKY4908 on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 11:14 pm 



the fish moves the same way like the wave of water ,,,,,, too much wave

jacko1423 on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 11:15 pm 



haha hes missin a few

8ballbreakandrun on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 11:40 pm 



great choice of music for this vid! They say plants respond to music. I wonder if you were to always play music to your corals that matched the beat of the waves if you could create some kind of super coral that can sing and dance!

oOoRandomnessoOo on Wed, 3rd Mar 2010 12:08 am 



Coral and anemonies need water flow, otherwise, they die quite fast. Good job on providing a good home for your coral!

morinomeister on Wed, 3rd Mar 2010 1:04 am 



i have tunze nano 6055 can it be done with her?

djsoundstorm13 on Wed, 3rd Mar 2010 1:31 am 



how many gpm is your pump?