ISO : in sump skimmer
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Let me dig through my stuff and see what I got. I know I have a small one, but I dont know if i have one rated for 75-100.... Ill just have take a look see.
pickupman66
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I have had really good luck with my SCA-302 skimmer. they are quite reasonably priced and it does an excellent job on my 66 gallon system.
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cale0721
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Holy cow you're right I must have looked at the wrong one. I've looked at tons recently lol
Thanks man
How deep does yours sit?
pickupman66
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You would ask me. LOL. My sump is a 40 breeder.
mine sits in the drain section of my sump in about 10 inches of water I guess, but I have it on a stand so water comes up 7 inches or so on the side. i have have the drain set to between #3 and #4 marks. given stable water levels, it is a very stable skimmer. it does produce microbubbles so be sure to have it behind a baffle system in the sump. I have to clean the cup weekly and it is some very rank stuff. it is as nasty as my SRO3000 was.
the air intake can be noisy. I made a pill bottle silencer for it and I also plumbed in a fresh air intake from my crawlspace. about every 2 months or so, you will need to pull the venturi as it will get salt creep inside and restrict the air, but I had to do that on just about any skimmer.
probably the best photo I have currently.
mine sits in the drain section of my sump in about 10 inches of water I guess, but I have it on a stand so water comes up 7 inches or so on the side. i have have the drain set to between #3 and #4 marks. given stable water levels, it is a very stable skimmer. it does produce microbubbles so be sure to have it behind a baffle system in the sump. I have to clean the cup weekly and it is some very rank stuff. it is as nasty as my SRO3000 was.
the air intake can be noisy. I made a pill bottle silencer for it and I also plumbed in a fresh air intake from my crawlspace. about every 2 months or so, you will need to pull the venturi as it will get salt creep inside and restrict the air, but I had to do that on just about any skimmer.
probably the best photo I have currently.
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cale0721
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You would ask me. LOL. My sump is a 40 breeder.
mine sits in the drain section of my sump in about 10 inches of water I guess, but I have it on a stand so water comes up 7 inches or so on the side. i have have the drain set to between #3 and #4 marks. given stable water levels, it is a very stable skimmer. it does produce microbubbles so be sure to have it behind a baffle system in the sump. I have to clean the cup weekly and it is some very rank stuff. it is as nasty as my SRO3000 was.
the air intake can be noisy. I made a pill bottle silencer for it and I also plumbed in a fresh air intake from my crawlspace. about every 2 months or so, you will need to pull the venturi as it will get salt creep inside and restrict the air, but I had to do that on just about any skimmer.
probably the best photo I have currently.
Sweet. Thanks for the info and pic.
I have the exact same setup but in a 20 gallon long tank. Drain section is 10 inches deep so i should be okay. Previously I've used a eshoppes psk 75 before they used sicce pumps and the pump finally died after 3 years so hoping this will be a good replacement.
pickupman66
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awesome. glad I could help. sorry to hijack your search thread.
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cale0721
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No worries man -- you gave me the exact info I needed without even knowing lol
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pickupman66
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Way to go man. You will love it. Remember there is a break in period
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cale0721
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Thanks. I may have to pm you to make Sure I put it together right. I heard the instructions suck.
I'll have to find something for it to sit on bc my drain section is 10 inches
My eshoppes hob took 3 days to break in lol
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