SCWD in my return?

[MACH5]

I have a 90gl tank which has 4 1" holes drilled in the back at the top right on the euro brace piece. I am planning of using these for my return but with a SCWD hooked up to it.

Does anyone see a problem doing this??

Thanks in advance!

 

[MACH5]

No one??

 

[hershell]

The only problem I see is pressure loss. I would think that a 1" return split 4 ways, through 1 or 2 squid is going to lose a lot of pressure. Another thing is, can the overflow keep up with the return gph that you will need to use for four 1" returns.

 

[dsun]

I used SCWDs a while back. I loved them. One less thing to plug in. Yes you lose some flow but you can't get something from nothing so it's just a cost/benefit analysis.

I actually bought 2 of the 1" SCWDs when they first came out. I eventually broke my tank down and am now doing something different. Let me know if you want to save a few bucks on some new-in-box and never wet units.

 

[sjm817]

I used the 3/4" SCWDs and didn't like them. Huge flow loss and they would freeze up after a few months. Never used the 1" version.

 

[dsun]

The 1" version can easily be taken apart for cleaning. It's pretty neat and probably done to address the freezing issue of the old 3/4" ones.