WMAS Discussion Forum : Poormans Wavemaker http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:14:33 +0000 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:22:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=21646 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : ya after cutting it back, waaaay...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339389&title=poormans-wavemaker#339389 Author: becken
Subject: 21646
Posted: January 28 2010 at 9:22pm

ya after cutting it back, waaaay back, (I had to cut at an angle on the top to save the lip that holds the volute on), but I stuck my hand in there and I would estimate it at a little more than 90 Big smile, but hey I like it and my coral seem to like it.

]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:22:04 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339389&title=poormans-wavemaker#339389 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : Glad youmade itwork. 45 degrees?...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339235&title=poormans-wavemaker#339235 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 21646
Posted: January 28 2010 at 8:28am

Glad you made it work.
45 degrees? Well, I cut the plastic volute(the round casing in which the impeller spins) back a little more to the right and a little more to the left so the alternate water streams can shoot out at closer to 90 degrees from each other.
Looking again at that old pic I realize that it's hard to see just how far back I cut the nozzle off. In fact, in that pic it wasn't cut back far enough to give the full 90 degree shift. That was for a Poormans Wavemaker I did for a 55 gal. The Maxijet was on one end of the tank. A full 90 degree shift would have been too much. The full tank pic is here in a link to my tanks pictorial in the Tips and How to's section http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244
 
I have also since learned that smoothing out the inside edges helps the water stream flow straighter, fuller and faster.Smile


Edited by Mark Peterson - January 28 2010 at 8:53am]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:28:42 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339235&title=poormans-wavemaker#339235 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : ya I thought I cut it back far...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339151&title=poormans-wavemaker#339151 Author: becken
Subject: 21646
Posted: January 27 2010 at 6:51pm

ya I thought I cut it back far enough, it looks pretty close to the picture, I can cut it back a little further and try that
I cut it back way far, and I was misunderstanding the "90 degrees" (its more like 45) for some reason I was thinking it would blow down and that just blew my mind how it would do that, but I understand and it works!!!  Thanks for the help!

Edited by becken - January 27 2010 at 7:12pm]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:51:10 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339151&title=poormans-wavemaker#339151 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : Is the nozzle cut completely off,...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339131&title=poormans-wavemaker#339131 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 21646
Posted: January 27 2010 at 4:32pm

Is the nozzle cut completely off, far enough back that the water can shoot out one direction and then the other? Like this O<]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:32:07 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339131&title=poormans-wavemaker#339131 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : yes 900 ]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339081&title=poormans-wavemaker#339081 Author: becken
Subject: 21646
Posted: January 27 2010 at 12:51pm

yes 900]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:51:31 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339081&title=poormans-wavemaker#339081 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : Is it a Maxijet? ]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339078&title=poormans-wavemaker#339078 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 21646
Posted: January 27 2010 at 12:48pm

Is it a Maxijet?]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:48:21 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339078&title=poormans-wavemaker#339078 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : I&#039;m not sure I understand...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339069&title=poormans-wavemaker#339069 Author: becken
Subject: 21646
Posted: January 27 2010 at 12:26pm

I'm not sure I understand this, I tried it, but it does not work it just blows in the same direction.  I cut it of pretty close, and it looks like the picture, I plugged it in and unplugged it and plugged it in, and got no positive result.  Then I plugged it into a timer and manually turned the knob, and got the same effect.  I didn't see how it would start in the opposite direction, but I decided to give it a try, but afraid I might have just defaced my powerhead.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:26:03 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=339069&title=poormans-wavemaker#339069 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : So is this too much flow or ok,...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=284513&title=poormans-wavemaker#284513 Author: Rioreefer
Subject: 21646
Posted: February 11 2009 at 4:56pm

So is this too much flow or ok, I have a 90G with 2 returns both mag 9.5 hard plumbed. Then I have one korilla 1 and two korilla 3s.. Yeah I have mostly softys and LPS only 4 SPS going right now.  So to much or ok becuse things are growing?]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:56:16 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=284513&title=poormans-wavemaker#284513 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : Bump ]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=278550&title=poormans-wavemaker#278550 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 21646
Posted: January 15 2009 at 9:20am

Bump
]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:20:40 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=278550&title=poormans-wavemaker#278550 <![CDATA[Poormans Wavemaker : Well with everything said...I...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=191389&title=poormans-wavemaker#191389 Author: Jhamb
Subject: 21646
Posted: November 07 2007 at 3:44pm

Well with everything said...I dont necessarily think that more flow isbetter. Maybe under certain circumstances such as tanks filled withalot of sps or tanks that have alot of obstructions but tanks with alotof LPS or tanks with alot of softies should not have alot of flow,enough flow is exactly that enough flow.

As far as making waves goes I really think that it can be verybenificial to LPS and softies but not at all to SPS from the articles Ihave read today it sounds to me that in almost every experiment the SPShas always used morphology to make the conditions right for water flow. I dont think that LPS and softies really have the ability to use morphology to condition the flow to be "just right" there for making waves more benifical.


Edited by Jhamb - November 07 2007 at 3:51pm]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:44:35 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21646&PID=191389&title=poormans-wavemaker#191389