SCWD vs pump without prefilter

acwilson · 11/17/2006, 10:25 AM

Is anyone here using or have used in the past a SCWD on a pump without a prefilter? I would like to use a SCWD with a Blueline 40hd-x, and I will also like to carry up pods from my refugium into my display tank. If you have done this before, please let me know how it affects the SCWD. Does it get clogged easily, are you happy with it, etc. Thank you very much, I look forward to some feedback on this.

rigleautomotive · 11/17/2006, 10:44 AM

have been using them on several systems with the very same pump you mentioned.2 years of use required changing the original units once and i have had to clean them 1 time also.they jam easier with less flow but running a 40 x keeps them running trouble free for a pretty long time.i will be switching to a oceans motion

acwilson · 11/18/2006, 10:35 AM

Cool, thanks a lot for the reply. I'd love to get one of those Oceansmotions things, but I can't afford one right now... maybe later.

xtm · 11/18/2006, 11:06 AM

I used my SCWD for about a year with a Mag 9.5 w/o prefilter and it never jammed. The only reason I stopped using it is because it somewhat limits the flow to my display tank.. but I'm thinking about putting it back on

badgerlaw · 11/18/2006, 12:09 PM

I have had sever SCWDS thru the years and they only seem to last about 6-9 months. I was running mine without a pre filter. It really suck when they stop working because all of the sudden I loose flow to one side of the tank. So I took it out and got a pair of Tunze Streams, No flow problems now.

Also be careful when connecting the SCWD, the first time I cracked my.

11/17/2006, 10:25 AM	#1
acwilson Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 118	SCWD vs pump without prefilter Is anyone here using or have used in the past a SCWD on a pump without a prefilter? I would like to use a SCWD with a Blueline 40hd-x, and I will also like to carry up pods from my refugium into my display tank. If you have done this before, please let me know how it affects the SCWD. Does it get clogged easily, are you happy with it, etc. Thank you very much, I look forward to some feedback on this. __________________ -ACW

11/17/2006, 10:44 AM	#2
rigleautomotive Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,705	have been using them on several systems with the very same pump you mentioned.2 years of use required changing the original units once and i have had to clean them 1 time also.they jam easier with less flow but running a 40 x keeps them running trouble free for a pretty long time.i will be switching to a oceans motion __________________ Dan Rigle President, * Reef Conservation Society TOTM December 2010 Coral Magazine Sept/Oct 2012 Current Tank Info: 180 gal SPS dominated display, 3 X 250 watt Radiums , lumenarc III minis , with VHO actinics, ETS downdraft skimmers, closed loops and 2 Tunze 6105 & 7095 controller,DIY calcium reactors DIY custom built sumps,since 1992

11/18/2006, 10:35 AM	#3
acwilson Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 118	Cool, thanks a lot for the reply. I'd love to get one of those Oceansmotions things, but I can't afford one right now... maybe later. __________________ -ACW

11/18/2006, 11:06 AM	#4
xtm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Panorama City, CA Posts: 4,703	I used my SCWD for about a year with a Mag 9.5 w/o prefilter and it never jammed. The only reason I stopped using it is because it somewhat limits the flow to my display tank.. but I'm thinking about putting it back on __________________ Function before fashion Current Tank Info: 120g SPS Tank (48x24x24)

11/18/2006, 12:09 PM	#5
badgerlaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SOCAL Posts: 247	I have had sever SCWDS thru the years and they only seem to last about 6-9 months. I was running mine without a pre filter. It really suck when they stop working because all of the sudden I loose flow to one side of the tank. So I took it out and got a pair of Tunze Streams, No flow problems now. Also be careful when connecting the SCWD, the first time I cracked my.