SCWD Wavemaker - Switching Current Water Director (Squid)

[darb]

What is your experience with it?

Can you take it apart to clean it?

http://www.f3images.com/IMD/250/3Q1111/SCWD-Wavemaker-Switching-Current-Water-Director-(Squid)-3-4-inch-1.jpg

[FishyFishy!]

The 3/4" does not come apart to clean, but the 1" model does. My first 3/4" lasted about 3 years. It got noticeably louder at about the 3 year mark. Shortly after that it seized. I did however have a large gph going through my first one. 900GPH, so that might have shortened the life on it.

I actually really like them. I bought another one for my new nano. Works well if you have the returns on opposing ends.

The only thing I would like is the 1" model, but so far I have only used them on nanos, so the 1" wasnt really feasible. But it would have been nice to have the 3/4" be cleanable.

[whatcaneyedo]

Even with an occasional vinegar bath I only got about 2 years out of mine before it turned into an expensive T. If you can afford an Oceans Motions they are a much better unit. Only the OM 4 Ways are produced now but there are some used smaller models kicking around.