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Old 02/04/2004, 09:57 PM
H20ENG H20ENG is offline
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New wavemaker- awesome!!!

Check out the new machines from Paul at

www.oceansmotions.com

A great guy with a great machine shop! This thing Rocks!
I can tell you firsthand that his build quality is superb, and hes a great guy to deal with.
This little thing is going places!
Have a look,
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Old 02/04/2004, 10:22 PM
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Very cool. How much dough?

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Old 02/04/2004, 10:32 PM
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Old 02/04/2004, 10:33 PM
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i like it, thanks for sharing.
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Old 02/04/2004, 10:38 PM
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This looks very interesting! Do you know anyone that has used it yet? What about pricing?
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Old 02/04/2004, 10:41 PM
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Not sure on pricing at this point, but more than a sea swirl.
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Old 02/04/2004, 11:07 PM
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The CNC work reminds me of all the small shops creating CNC components for bikes, particularly mountain bikes, back in the late 80s till the mid 90s.

Looking forward to seeing the product in operation (videos) and pricing.
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Old 02/04/2004, 11:21 PM
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taggin. someone get a hold of one and get specs and a vid....stat!!

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Old 02/04/2004, 11:33 PM
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Where does it mount? It looks big and bulky.
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Old 02/04/2004, 11:37 PM
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i think it is external so you can screw it to your stand and the port you can plumb w/ PVC then

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Old 02/04/2004, 11:38 PM
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Interesting! Hope it not a fortune
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Old 02/04/2004, 11:40 PM
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im with you guys.. i want to see this thing in action.. looks like a awesome concept..

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Old 02/05/2004, 12:03 AM
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That looks pretty cool. I wonder what the final price will be when it actually hits the market? They also do not make any mention to the power needs of the unit. I wonder if it is a low voltage motor or runs on standard house power?
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Old 02/05/2004, 12:10 AM
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Quote:
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i think it is external so you can screw it to your stand and the port you can plumb w/ PVC then

Lunchbucket
okay... that makes sense.. But on the website, it talks about all this crazy rotational (seaswirl like) behavior and moving up and down. I thought it was a robot or something! I guess we'll have to wait to see it in action?

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Old 02/05/2004, 12:21 AM
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The 8 way valve mounts remotely or even on the top of the tank, with the ports plumbed wherever you want them.
The little device at the bottom does go in the tank and its jet rotates 45 deg every pulse of the water from the 8 way or from a standard wavemaker driven powerhead.
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Old 02/05/2004, 12:51 AM
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yeppers that is what i thought h20eng

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Old 02/05/2004, 01:29 AM
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Does it sorta work like a SCWD? All automatic/no batteries / AC required? Does water movement change the position of what port the water flows through? Or does water flow only control the parts that turn in the tank and the unit is powered?
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Old 02/05/2004, 02:02 AM
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i think there might be a plug-in for the power for that thing that turns so it opens or closes some nozzles....not sure though

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Old 02/05/2004, 02:09 AM
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Wow that looks cool! Has anyone gotten a price yet? Hopefully it’s somewhat affordable.
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Old 02/05/2004, 02:52 AM
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"Hopefully it’s somewhat affordable"

Define "somewhat".
Mike D,
You've got it. The 8 way is powered by a small AC motor and the submersible unit works by pulsed water pressure.
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Old 02/05/2004, 03:06 AM
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somewhat - less then a lot?
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Old 02/05/2004, 07:27 AM
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Im going to give them a ring later today. Was just about to sort out what I needed in terms of seaswirls for my new tank, but Ill give this a shot if the price isnt going to kill me.
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Old 02/05/2004, 07:30 AM
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I wonder if those seals/flanges will stay water tight.. Maybe he should send one to me for testing..

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Old 02/05/2004, 07:35 AM
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I'd be interested in pricing, understandable that it may be expensive as it is "the next best thing" but if it works well I'd sure like to get one, as I don't think a SCWD would like my new pump (too much flow), and if this replaces two (2) seaswirls, I can see how price might be a bit on the high side.......
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Old 02/05/2004, 09:43 AM
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I just sent an e-mail asking for a price on one with 4 outputs. I really don't want to have to run 8 seperate lines into my tank. I'll post the reply once I receive it.
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