Pacific Coast Flo Accelerators

[james3370]

have a pair of These that i bought in the sale forums for my new build.

thinking of using them on (2) of my (4) closed loop returns that are over the top in each corner. closed loop pump is a mag 9.5 at about 2.5ft of head height. think they will be beneficial or should i just stick w/ loc-line on all 4 inputs??

 

[raynist]

The link is not working.

 

[james3370]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14802009#post14802009 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by raynist
The link is not working.

stupid marine depot links :mad2:

http://www.petstore.com/ps_ViewItem-idProduct-FT0031.html

 

[sjm817]

You cant use them on 2 of 4 outlets. They present a lot of head pressure and the water will just take the easy path and go out the other two outlets,

 

[Macimage]

I use a different brand of flow accelerators and love them.

I have three attached to my Seaswirls on my 225.

I tried two on Seaswirls on my 180, which also has static returns back to the tank through the overflow box.

I temporarily took the two off the 180 as they were too much flow for a new tank and were kicking up too much sand. After the tank matures at bit more with the sand having more of a bacteria film and after the corals fill in more, I plan on putting them back on.

However, when they were working they did not effect the other static returns. I'd give them a try. They just screw/unscrew into the plumbing and are easy to swap in and out.

Joyce

 

[fourzero]

I'm running 4 on a manifold plumbed into my Mag 18 (return pump from sump). They work as advertised, but they do provide some backpressure, so you would want to do all of the return lines in this fashion or none at all.

Eductors are a no-lose concept IMO. 3-4x flow, very little to no flow acceleration. Head loss is an issue but any pump rated for pressure will be fine. I'm more than happy to give up the throughput in the sump for the water movement up top in the display.

HTH.

 

[Macimage]

I know that are advertised that they should run off a pressure rated pump, but when I set up my 225 gallon 8 years ago, I didn't know the difference in pumps and run mine off non pressure rated pumps (Ampmaster 3000's) and they work fine.

I have one setup with two flow accerators on Seaswirls and another statci return (no flow accerator) that goes back through the overflow box. The flow is fine through all of them and there is no loss via the static return that does not have the flow accerator. I have to throttle that pump back a bit, as it's too large for the small returns that were drilled into the used glass tank I got. I don't know if that makes a difference. I am going to swap the Amp 3000 for a smaller Reeflo Snapper. I don't expect to see any reduction in flow (just my electrical bill!).

Joyce

 

[james3370]

well since my closed loop is 4 inputs & i only have 2 of these, i might just sell them & go w/ all loc-line

i mean it's not like i'll be at a loss for flow.....it is after all a mag9 on a 29g tank (closed loop portion)