My opinion; go for the TC-4. The water does not have to come in over the core in order for it to preform "well". You should be more than happy.
No matter what blocks you decide to get though, I would recommend splitting the 1/2" from your 1250 to (2) 3/8" and running the blocks in parrallel.
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