hey guys in this video we're going to talk about the proper positioning of
your wave maker and I'm gonna tell you why one of these is way better than
you're new here I'm Kev I try to make helpful videos on various topics in the
aquarium hobby I've helped a bunch of beginners get started in the Hobby so
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your aquarium is a great tool with multiple benefits it does exactly the
same as a bubbler or air stone plus much more some beginners don't actually
understand how your tank water is actually oxygenated don't worry we're
all beginners at one point so let me explain I'll touch on it real quick just
in case any beginners are watching as the bubbles rise to the top of your tank
they're not oxygenating your water only when they reach the surface and the
bubbles pop and break the surface tension is when transfer of oxygen
happens so wavemaker is gonna help oxygenate your water just like those
bubbles and possibly even more by constantly breaking a large portion of
the surface tension a wave maker can also help calm the aggression in
aggressive fish like these African cichlids these guys get crazy sometimes
the flow and pressure of a wave maker keeps them preoccupied and not so
focused on each other and the wave maker can create a circular pattern of water
flow in your tank to avoid any dead spots kind of creating a vortex in your
tank if your weight maker is positioned correctly take a look at a wave maker in
action this is a video I took with my old tank after leaving the wig maker off
all night and then turning it on the next morning check out how much detritus
has pulled up from the substrate and eventually finding its way to the filter
intakes so I'd say a wave maker comes in pretty handy so let's start off with the
assumption that you only have one weight maker and one filter first thing you
want to do is make sure that its position high enough in the 10
so that when you angle it upwards it's going to break the surface tension and
create waves this surface agitation is going to allow the transfer of oxygen
into your tank this is one of the multiple benefits of a wave maker so we
got that part cut now determine on which side of the tank is best for your wave
maker depends on which side of the tank your filter intake is on for
instructional purposes I'm going to say that this is the left side of the tank
and this is the right side of the tank as if you are looking at your tank so
let's assume that your filter intake is on the left side of your tank since the
intake strainer is at the bottom of the tank and we already determined that your
wave maker best position is going to be on the top of the tank to create service
agitation then your wave maker is also going to go on the left side of the tank
with your filter intake and here's why as water is pushed across the top of
your tank from left to right it's returned to the weight maker from the
bottom of your tank so what are coming back to the wave maker along the bottom
from right to left it's also going to hit your filter intakes that's on the
bottom left side this will make sure that all the water is in a constant
circular motion in your tank and it's gonna help carry the detritus along the
bottom towards your intake your filter outputs at the top of your tank should
also be facing the same direction as your wave maker to help push that top
tank water over to the right side I hope this is making sense if you need me to
clarify a little bit more just leave a comment down below your question and
I'll make sure to get back to you now if you have to weight makers your second
wave maker is also going to be strategically place this second wave
maker is going to go on the right side of your tank but this time along the
bottom so using the same logic as before as the water gets pushed across the top
towards the right side once it hits the right and goes down it's gonna catch
this second wave maker and that wave maker is gonna push it across the bottom
back towards the left additionally this bottom wave maker is gonna help push any
detritus that's laying on top of your substrate it's gonna help push that
detritus towards the left side where your filter intakes are and scoop it
right up awesome right now if you have two filters with intakes on both sides
it doesn't really matter which way you put your wave makers as long as one is
on top and one is on the other side on the bottom this way you continue that
circular motion in your tank and make sure that those filter outputs are
pushing the same direction as the weight maker that's on top so I use two
different wave makers on top is the more powerful one to make sure I get good
surface agitation all the way across the top of the tank I use the free SIA wave
maker I'm not sure if I'm saying that right
but it's 1,500 gallons per hour and at the bottom I use a smaller one I use the
Sun Sun jvp which is 800 gallons per hour these two are the best amount of
flow for this 75 gallon tank I run them 24/7 and only turn them off for feeding
time I'll post links to both of those in the description below hopefully I didn't
confuse anybody with the left's and the rights and the ups and downs but if you
are confused drop me a comment below let me know how your tank is set up and I'll
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