cheetum Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Looking at going with a wave maker for my 110 It's 72" long & I want to get more natural flow than I get from my koralia 4's Just wanted to know which would be the better? The Tunze Nano, the Wave2K, or the VorTech ? I've only seen the nano in action but I'm told they all work well. Any feed back pos. or neg would help ! T.I.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 My tunze nano works great. Ditto with the fullsize TuNZE box. Caferacermike will talk you out of the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caferacermike Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Never been a fan of the Vortech after seeing it fall apart in one of Fishypets old tanks. The Vortech is no different than any of the Tunze 7201 type streams, it is only a pulsing powerhead. The Tunze wavebox actually works with the tank to raise and lower the water inside of the tank. The longer the tank the better, at least with the larger wavebox. The Wave2K is a neat product and actually works very well. Plus you can speak directly to the manufacturer who will build one to suit your needs. The only bad thing is that they are large and obtrusive. It is basically a large paddle in a box that turns over via a motor attached with a fan belt. There are corresponding slits in the box so as one side of the paddle spins over the slit it intakes water, as it comes back around to another slit the water is then forced back out. I've always preferred the Tunze wavebox. The nice thing about the wavebox is that you can still run your K4's in the background for added flow while the wavebox continues to wash the tank back and forth creating cross currents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) You saw my 90 bow front... I had my vortec on that and it did ok, but I wasnt completely satisfied with its performance in there ESPECIALLY for the price I paid. I moved it to my new tank and It exceeded my expectations. I can have a 2 1/2 inch wave going in there and it has a night mode and several other modes you can switch through. This being said I can only tell you about the vortec because I've only used this product and none of the others. I think the bow on my 90 gal is what made everything so wierd but other than that it does very well. I have seen the tunze wave box on caferacermike's tank and in the display tank at Aquatech and I am convinced that that is a very good way to go if you have room for it. Good luck V. Edited June 22, 2009 by JAY-ROC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I have a Tunze Nano Wave box on my 150 but is only 60" long. Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Dave what kinda wave are you getting? My tank is 72'' long but only 18'' deep, so Im in the same boat as Cheetum tryin to figure out flow. $800 for 2 vortech's is outta the question for me right now. I would also like to see what people have to say about the wave2K's. Vernon is your tank 72'' long? Thanks Dustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 get the regular Tunze wavebox. It'll do fine on that setup and it can be gotten for $500 ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Tunze says that the Nano can push upto 150 gallons, but my question is how well? Its smaller and cheaper, but I would hate to get it and only get a 1/2'' wave if you know what I mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 dapettit has the nano in his 5' tank and the wave is 1" (I think). If you want a 2"+ wave, go full size box. I can't understand why people want such a big wave though...1" is nice IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 1'' would be perfect! I dont like to see a huge gap of glass at the top of my tank. I also dont know if I trust my DIY tank to handle a 2''+ wave! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I have a nice 1"+ wave. I had to put my K4's in the back pointing up since my overflow is in the middle of the tank. Everyting seems to be happy. The nice thing I discovered is I always hit my rockwork with a turkye baster to clean up an junk left on it. I did the turkey baster thing and no junk on the rock. OMO, you will still need some follow over your corals. Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetum Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thanks Dustin Just got off from work at 4am and you hit all my questions ! I think I'm going to go with the nano I think It will do what I want & won't cost my 1st born ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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