#Comline wavebox 6214 generator

It is also important to keep in mind that any surge or wave effect stresses the tank seams and it should never be used on a tank of questionable construction or age or one which is on an unlevel or insufficiently sturdy stand. You must also have sufficient room to accommodate a wave of ¾”-1.5″, while the wave amplitude can be adjusted, with a wave much shorter than ¾” the beneficial effect is largely lost.

Roughly ¾” of the wavebox protrudes from the water surface, this can restrict use in tanks with heavy bracing.

The wave amplitude and frequency are primarily determined by the tank dimensions, a long narrow tank will see the biggest wave, on tanks shorter than 5ft the wave, while present and useful, will be unnaturally fast.

For anemones in particular the wave flow is extraordinarily safe, there is no exposed pump to suck in the soft bodied animals. Exceptions are non photosynthetic corals and anemone focused tanks. The wavebox is not suitable for all tanks and is rarely the best source of primary flow, it is instead best combined with a directional flow current as the water washes back and forth with no real direction. The wash of waves back and forth encourages feeding and keeps the food suspended in the water column. Most users report increased polyp extension as well. The benefits of a wave flow in the tank are many, the primary effect is a lifting and suspending action, which helps keep debris from accumulating on the tank bottom and keeps it in the water circuit where it can be removed by the filtration. It is also more aesthetically pleasing with its more modern, contoured design. The main advantage of the 6214 over its forerunners is a focus on reducing noise through isolating the box from contact with the glass by silicon isolators between the box and the magnet holders. It utilizes a custom pump that is essentially a hybrid of the 61, pump 6215.200, designed to maximize the wave effect while reducing noise created from rapid on and off cycling. The 6214 replaced its predecessors 62 and is suitable for aquariums up to 370 gallons. The current line up includes the 6208 Comline Wavebox for aquariums up to 200 gallons, at the heart is a 6055 stream pump. Tunze’s latest controllable Stream models can do this natively with the included 7090 controller, but the Wavebox does it with less electricity consumption and to greater effect. The alternative is two pumps cycling in an inverse frequency to create a “push/pull” effect, this of course uses more power and generally results in a smaller wave. 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.

#Comline wavebox 6214 generator

A true wave generator that did not use paddles or dump buckets. Introduced in 2004, the Wavebox 6212 was the first product of its kind.