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01/16/2009, 01:01 PM
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Flow Question - Flow Accelerators on SCWD
I am in the process of upgrading my 75 sps reef and currently have a mak4 pushing water from a basement sump. I was planning on most of my circulation by a set of tunze 6025 mods, but recently began looking into using Flow accelerators on a 3/4 SCWD. I figure I have about 600 gph from the pump as it is throttled back to make the sound of the overflow a little more tolerable. Anyone done this? If it increases the flow by 2X or more that would be 1200 gph +. Would this be enough flow for sps and a shallow sand bed?
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01/16/2009, 11:25 PM
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Surely someone uses a scwd w/ a penductor? I have heard a little about 1" ones but not the 3/4".
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01/17/2009, 08:33 AM
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I have a SQWD and penductors on my closed loop - works great
stick with the 3/4" one with that flow rate the big one needs at least 900 and even then it wants more flow to work properly
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01/17/2009, 09:14 PM
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Thanks for the update. Any idea how much flow i would get? I push about 700 gph now. Sorry for all the questions, I just have things going in the right direction now and don't want another setback.
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