penductors and scwd

Surferlopez · 02/23/2006, 06:10 PM

I am getting ready to upgrade to a 120g All Glass aquarium, so I'm trying to figure out a few things first- I plan on using blueline 70 pump as my only pump in the whole system- 1200gph going to my tank and the rest circulating through my chiller and returning into the sump- the question I'm having is can I use a scwd in line with my returns and then add penductors at the end?
will the scwd cut back too much pressure which the penductors need?
anyone have any experience running these products in the same tank?
Danny

Roland Jacques · 02/23/2006, 07:22 PM

good question. i no the penductor chart starts at 7gpm or 420gph and multiply flow 5 times. the charts ive seen on the SCWD reduces flow in that range by 90%. now how it works in real life is what i want to no.

what flow and prersure is the blueline 70 rated at?

alternating 3000 to 4000gph sounds to good to be ture. im ordering 4 penductors friday for 2 defferent tanks i hope they work.

zapata41 · 02/23/2006, 11:01 PM

dont try running the penductors on the scwd, the back pressure created ruins the scwd quick. i tried it and the scwd lasted about a month. also for the pump that you listed you will want all of the pump feeding 2 penductors, dont go branching it off to anything else. also the penductors miltiply by something like 3x when ran around 10 psi. i run a pair on a mak4 with 1" plumbing all the way to the 3/4" locline and the rock, how many X multiply does it do, no clue but it gets the water moving

Tim

Surferlopez · 02/24/2006, 09:55 AM

thanks for the advice, I'll stick to the penductors with no scwds- no sense in spending the extra money.
Danny

02/23/2006, 06:10 PM	#1
Surferlopez Moved On Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa Bay Area Posts: 602	penductors and scwd I am getting ready to upgrade to a 120g All Glass aquarium, so I'm trying to figure out a few things first- I plan on using blueline 70 pump as my only pump in the whole system- 1200gph going to my tank and the rest circulating through my chiller and returning into the sump- the question I'm having is can I use a scwd in line with my returns and then add penductors at the end? will the scwd cut back too much pressure which the penductors need? anyone have any experience running these products in the same tank? Danny

02/23/2006, 07:22 PM	#2
Roland Jacques Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 2,848	good question. i no the penductor chart starts at 7gpm or 420gph and multiply flow 5 times. the charts ive seen on the SCWD reduces flow in that range by 90%. now how it works in real life is what i want to no. what flow and prersure is the blueline 70 rated at? alternating 3000 to 4000gph sounds to good to be ture. im ordering 4 penductors friday for 2 defferent tanks i hope they work. __________________ Roland

02/23/2006, 11:01 PM	#3
zapata41 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Humboldt County, CA Posts: 2,024	dont try running the penductors on the scwd, the back pressure created ruins the scwd quick. i tried it and the scwd lasted about a month. also for the pump that you listed you will want all of the pump feeding 2 penductors, dont go branching it off to anything else. also the penductors miltiply by something like 3x when ran around 10 psi. i run a pair on a mak4 with 1" plumbing all the way to the 3/4" locline and the rock, how many X multiply does it do, no clue but it gets the water moving Tim

02/24/2006, 09:55 AM	#4
Surferlopez Moved On Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa Bay Area Posts: 602	thanks for the advice, I'll stick to the penductors with no scwds- no sense in spending the extra money. Danny