Need help to identify a wave maker that goes on 1 thick acrylic sheet.

SC50964 · Apr 22, 2018

Need help to identify a wave maker that goes on 1 thick acrylic sheet.

I have a 540g tank thats built with 1 acrylic sheets. Need your help to find a wave maker whose magnet is strong enough to stay on it and powerful enough for the tank size. Its peninsula style tank so Im okay to have two wave makers. Thanks.

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StarBlenny · Apr 22, 2018

Maxspect used to offer a reinforced magnet for their gyre that's good up to 1.25" thickness.

SC50964 · Apr 22, 2018

StarBlenny said:

I did a search and it seems like its discontinued. Do you have any leads on that?

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Goober · Apr 22, 2018

Mp60s

djrice69 · Apr 22, 2018

Tunze have strong magnets

StarBlenny · Apr 22, 2018

SC50964 said:

Maybe email Maxspect about it or buy it from Europe. If anything, the XF280 can support glass up to 1.25"

joseserrano · Apr 22, 2018

what are you keeping in the tank? That will make a big difference of what you want to be looking at. If it is just to increase water movement (not for radom flow like reef tanks prefer), you could do a return pump with a spray bar

SC50964 · Apr 22, 2018

joseserrano said:

Only doing. FOWLR tank. No corals.

Return pump in the DT with a spray bar? Never seen that before...., got a picture to show how that looks in a tank?

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joseserrano · Apr 22, 2018

No picture. It would be custom made by you

KarL · Apr 23, 2018

I used to have an acrylic tank with 1 thickness. Mp60 held on just fine. Also used the larger tunze magnets, they barely held on so I would use zip ties to help secure them. The older style tunze magnets are stronger and those should work

BeanMachine · Apr 23, 2018

Most of the larger Tunze pumps will need the upgraded magnets for them to work on 3/4" and up.

xiaohuang7 · Apr 23, 2018

[MENTION=3628]BeanMachine[/MENTION]

mp60, maxspect gyre xf280 both work. gotta sticker hang the mp60 tho, magnet's just barely strong enuff. gyres are totally secure.

i have both on a 1" thick acrylic tank.

SC50964 · Apr 23, 2018

xiaohuang7 said:

Doesnt gyre also use magnet? Is it stronger than the mp60?

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SC50964 · Apr 23, 2018

BeanMachine said:

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BeanMachine · Apr 24, 2018

SC50964 said:

Yeah I have the 6155 with the upgraded set of magnets. Also the Stream 3 6150. I run them at 50 percent. They are powerful pumps.

BeanMachine · Apr 24, 2018

SC50964 said:

A long piece of pvc with holes drilled down the length of it.

SC50964 · Apr 24, 2018

BeanMachine said:

I see. Thats hard to make to look decent but sure an inexpensive way to make it work for a FOWLR.

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joseserrano · Apr 24, 2018

Hide it behind/with rock. You could also do a closed loop system. A little old school, but works.

reefes pieces · Apr 24, 2018

Why not just up the power to your returns? Maybe add sea swirls for random flow. Fowlr shouldn't need that much flow to support fish as long as the given flow is used properly. Tunze also has pretty cool rock features to hide pumps within the structure. I think that would give you the best look for a tank.

xiaohuang7 · Apr 25, 2018

SC50964 said:

Need help to identify a wave maker that goes on 1 thick acrylic sheet.

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