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02-25-2007, 02:06 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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|  Switching Current Water Director (SCWD)
Ive been reading alot about these thing, and have a few questions. Do they work good?? How fast do they switch on and off?? And do they work better on a closed system or a return?? Im really looking hard into running a closed system on my 100, but I dont want a crappy wave system!! Let me know the reviews on this thing,
Michael _________ 15 Gallon Nano, Current USA 80 watt PC Light, Pengiun HOB Refug, Pair of clowns one ocellaris and one purcula!
100 Gallon Tek T-5 Fixture 6 Bulb, Algea Forest!!!  | 
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02-25-2007, 03:40 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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If you are going closed loop then use one of these Oceans Motions They are the chit!
I have heard some bad things about SCWD's _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | 
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02-25-2007, 04:00 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alvin, Tx Age: 30
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|  I have..
I have a scwd its been in use for about 2 months now in a closed loop system with a 1300gph pump. I has been working great, makes no noise hasnt clogged, and switches about every 6 seconds (depends on speed of pump).
For what its worth
Travis
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-125gal,, Odyssea 4x96 2 actinic 2 12000k with 12 led moonlights, Odyssea 1000 return pump, SCWD powered by Odyssea 1000, Coralife Super Skimmer 125, 250 lbs sand, 121 lbs of live rock, galaxia, green polyp leather, xenia, frogspawn, goniopora (oops), bubble coaral, hydnophora, multiple polyps and zoas, Yellow tang, mandarin, yellow tail damsel, cleaner goby, lots of snails, 6 blue leg hermits, 2 peppermint shrimp.
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02-25-2007, 04:09 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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which one did you get??? For 225 bucks it better be good, lol. I was only hopping to spend 250 bucks for the whole set up  , pump, pipe, ect... | |
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02-25-2007, 04:16 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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Thanks Travis!! Im hoping to get a mag 12 or mag 18, then run that throught the scwd. Then run dual outputs on both sides to the tank. Then when the sump gets going, ill run the returns in the back spraying off in opposite sides to give flow to the back of the rocks. Ill probably run a mag 7 for that. | |
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02-25-2007, 04:58 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by Birchell  which one did you get??? For 225 bucks it better be good, lol. I was only hopping to spend 250 bucks for the whole set up , pump, pipe, ect... | I got the Super Squirt 4 way because I was only running 2500 gph through it. the standard 4 way goes up to 7500 gph.
I'm not skimmping when it comes to set up of this tank because I don't want to change something later because I pinched a few pennies now and then spend twice the money with parts left over... 
You should read some the of forums on OM websight and choose for yourself. Those SCWD may be OK but I have heard more bad then good. Do a search and see what you find out on the forum here. | |
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02-25-2007, 05:03 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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Thanks man. I mite just break down and get the mega squirt. Ill just get the wired, 1/3, 2/4 one. I dont want a tornado in there, lol. Thanks for the page, ive been trying to find it all day!! | |
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02-25-2007, 05:14 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by Birchell Thanks man. I mite just break down and get the mega squirt. Ill just get the wired, 1/3, 2/4 one. I dont want a tornado in there, lol. Thanks for the page, ive been trying to find it all day!! | I talked to Paul at OceanMotion and Tangster said the same thing," you want to make the water to a CW or CCW motion towards the OF box. They are a sweet piece of equipment. Check out the one McKenzie done on his 370 Jason's 370G Tank | |
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02-25-2007, 05:35 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Check out the Wave2k!!
Which ever mode of water movement you chose, it will benefit your livestock substantially! The more the better especially for many corals as long as it isn't blowing directly on them causing their polyps not to open up!
Let us know Michael which wave maker you get! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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02-25-2007, 05:42 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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I had forgot all about the Wave2K, good one CR! | |
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