I do not know but for me it is very important with standing waves - I do not use a wavebox but have placed my RW-8 in that way that it create a standing wave. I´m not worried a second for my seams. The reason is very good described here
But - there is a type of aquarium windows there waves can affect the fitting of the windows . It is tanks there the windows not are clued together but just placed in openings of the aquarium construction. Mostly this is large public aquariums. The windows is not clued against the sides of the opening - they are just attached with a sealant and the water pressure tightening things up. But on the other hand - you are not allowed to lower the water level either without fixing the window against the walls.
My Reef - Notice my Cardinals movement in the water
Sincerely Lasse
a 1" wave on a 180 is 3.74 gallons of water, with a wave about every second that is 13464 gph of flow and done with next to no energy use and heat input.
It is not the weight that's matter - is the pressure on the windows that matter. In a normal aquarium where the panels are glued to each other waves will not "tire" out the seems. My aquarium is build for 49 cm (490 mm) water level. My normal level is 480 mm and the wave amplitude is 10 mm. This mean that the pressure on the panels will vary with around 1 mbar every second in my case - its nothing and should not tire out any seems. The air pressure varies considerably more than that during a day.On the other hand, that also means roughly 25 pounds of shifting weight, so yes, it does stress the seams
Do you mean that there is manufactures in the US that warns about silicon glued aquariums or any glued aquarium and wave boxes? Here in Europe - i have never ever seen any manufacturer that warns for this.True but manufacturers don't warn against lighting over a tank...
But - there is a type of aquarium windows there waves can affect the fitting of the windows . It is tanks there the windows not are clued together but just placed in openings of the aquarium construction. Mostly this is large public aquariums. The windows is not clued against the sides of the opening - they are just attached with a sealant and the water pressure tightening things up. But on the other hand - you are not allowed to lower the water level either without fixing the window against the walls.
My Reef - Notice my Cardinals movement in the water
Sincerely Lasse