inline vs external (Sicce Syncra)

[Europhyllia]

Is 'inline' the same as 'external' when it comes to pumps?
What does inline mean?
Could I use a pump like this outside of my sump (external) to return water to my tank?:
http://www.aquacave.com/sicce-syncra...-gph-2815.html

[hobogato]

good question. i would like to know as well, because this looks like a great replacement for my closed loop pump...

[Europhyllia]

Whew - I was afraid I was asking another stupid question so I am kind of relieved you're not sure either! lol

[txg8gxp]

Inline would be external. Inline as in inline on the plumbing. It would be nice if everyone called them the same thing to make life easy on people.

[Europhyllia]

nice that gives me options. ;)
I am thinking of getting that Sicce Syncra 5.0 as my return pump for the big tank. With all of Pings talk about cryptic fuge etc. I could use the return pump compartment in my sump as a cryptic fuge and just have the pump outside ;)

[aquasport24]

Not bad for only using 105w, but i hope it does not have a restarting issue like the Sicce PSK 2500 .

[txg8gxp]

Yea, I've been looking at sicce...they are great on wattage. I could drop like 35w over my mag pump.

[Europhyllia]

I read on the Sicce PSK 2500 the problem with restart was due to pinwheel impeller.
Do the return pumps (Syncra) have pinwheel impellers too or jsut the ones made for skimmers (PSK)?

[aquasport24]

It alot easier to get parts for Mag, i don't know if they do carry parts for Sicce yet.

[aquasport24]

I read on the Sicce PSK 2500 the problem with restart was due to pinwheel impeller.
Do the return pumps (Syncra) have pinwheel impellers too or jsut the ones made for skimmers (PSK)?

The pinwheel would touch the housing cover to caused it hard to restart. I would think it uses pinwheel impeller since that is a very popular design for pumps now day.