ppw for sicce + ATI BM 200?

[cpllongjk]

I bought a ATI BM 200 and it came stock with a mesh wheel. Would I be lessening or improving the performance if I replaced it with a large or small purple pin wheel made by atb?

My main concerns are:

1. Air draw?
2. Size of bubbles?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jeff]

The new purple pinwheel does not improve air draw but will improve consistancy overall and will not need adjustments as the mesh ages.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1590754

 

[GSMguy]

And it will restart.

 

[homeboyreefer]

but how does it compare to a mesh wheel, is it less performance, or the same just more reliable, thinking of it on my bm200 but just don't want to change anything from its original design

 

[rkaires]

The large pinwheel should work good for you. The air draw will be alittle less than the meshwheel. The only problem you may have is the rotation of the pinwheel with the stock volute. If its not spinning in the right direction you will have to restart the pump.

 

[cpllongjk]

thanks for all your comments. I appreciate them. Sounds like Ill buy the large ppw and just see what happens.

 

[sjm817]

You will need to also get the longer black bushing to replace the short white one to use the PW.