32 Gallon Biocube power head placement

[Anthony Malagisi]

Hey everyone this is my first time with a biocube I have a 32 gallon cube and I'm trying to figure out the best place ment for my power heads. I have 2 Jebao SOW Wave Maker Flow Pump with Controller for Marine Reef Aquarium. Here's my current location

 

[MySonWantedAHamster]

I have a BioCube 32 with the OW-10 (which I think is an older model?). What has worked for me is putting the wavemaker (I’ve been using the random setting) under the top intake facing forward directly at the front glass. I have random flow nozzle for the return pump also facing the front glass, but angled a little more at the surface level. This seems to create good front to back movement across the whole tank. Your rock structure may be a little more dense than mine preventing movement in the back, but you could certainly dedicate your second wavemaker to the backside of the rocks. I guess I really just keep an eye out to make sure nothing settles in the sand. The slightest angle adjustment normally keeps everything moving.

Good luck, I know I messed with mine for a while until I found the right location.

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

I have a BioCube 32 with the OW-10 (which I think is an older model?). What has worked for me is putting the wavemaker (I’ve been using the random setting) under the top intake facing forward directly at the front glass. I have random flow nozzle for the return pump also facing the front glass, but angled a little more at the surface level. This seems to create good front to back movement across the whole tank. Your rock structure may be a little more dense than mine preventing movement in the back, but you could certainly dedicate your second wavemaker to the backside of the rocks. I guess I really just keep an eye out to make sure nothing settles in the sand. The slightest angle adjustment normally keeps everything moving.

Good luck, I know I messed with mine for a while until I found the right location.

Which mode do you keep your OW-10 on? I have the Biocube 32 and I keep my OW-10 on else mode. I don’t have any corals in mine yet but I want mine to move chaotically and all I over the place for a lack of better words. I had it on the glass until I found your post I moved it under the intake like yours. I don’t know if I should move it back on the glass or keep it on the back wall.

 

[MySonWantedAHamster]

Which mode do you keep your OW-10 on? I have the Biocube 32 and I keep my OW-10 on else mode. I don’t have any corals in mine yet but I want mine to move chaotically and all I over the place for a lack of better words. I had it on the glass until I found your post I moved it under the intake like yours. I don’t know if I should move it back on the glass or keep it on the back wall.

I'm using the Else mode (Random) too. As you said it does seem to keep the water movement a little more "chaotic" and keeps things from settling because it mixes up the length/speed of the bursts. I still make some angle adjustments from time to time - just trying to find that fine line of avoiding dead spots while not making the hammer and duncans look like palm trees in a hurricane.

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

I'm using the Else mode (Random) too. As you said it does seem to keep the water movement a little more "chaotic" and keeps things from settling because it mixes up the length/speed of the bursts. I still make some angle adjustments from time to time - just trying to find that fine line of avoiding dead spots while not making the hammer and duncans look like palm trees in a hurricane.

Ok good to know. I’ll be doing the same. Thanks!