Skimmer Stands?? Let me see yours or suggestions please!

[Nanojoe]

Howdy,
I have a red sea reefer 250 with stock sump. I have the reef octopus 110 INT skimmer. Needs to be in 6 inches of water but i currently have my sump level at 9 and i do kind of like it at 9 inches. So either i will buy a skimmer stand or DIY this project. Which could be a good time killer now that i think about it... ;Pompus

 

[MJ in Boise]

Hard to get a pic of my skimmer stand but I use the reef octo one. 150int skimmer.

 

[Nanojoe]

Hard to get a pic of my skimmer stand but I use the reef octo one. 150int skimmer.

All good and thanks!

 

[Philly Reefer]

I use eggcrate with pvc couplers. Drilled on the pvc and zip ties them together

 

[Nanojoe]

I use eggcrate with pvc couplers. Drilled on the pvc and zip ties them together

Yeah that seems the best way to do it. I need to get my hands on black egg crate..

 

[Philly Reefer]

Yeah that seems the best way to do it. I need to get my hands on black egg crate..

Yeah i was thinking of painting them black. But.. its goes in the water... So I didn't paint it. After a while I forgot that its there. LoL

 

[HockeyRooster]

I had lexan kicking around so I made a simple table. A square top and two rectangular supports adhered perpendicular to the top.

Works great even though I’m too much of a chicken to add the skimmer (new build, never had a skimmer and am scared about it over flowing)

 

[Nanojoe]

I had lexan kicking around so I made a simple table. A square top and two rectangular supports adhered perpendicular to the top.

Works great even though I’m too much of a chicken to add the skimmer (new build, never had a skimmer and am scared about it over flowing)

Overflow would not be ideal! you should be okay as long as you arent close to the edge of sump. Or are you worried about overflow of skimmate?

 

[Erick Armanii]

I originally did the egg crate and pvc method but just recently purchased some marine pure blocks (the one that’s 1-1/2” thick) and now 110 int sits on that

 

[jgirardnrg]

Eggcrate and PVC... cut slots in the PVC so you can stick the eggcrate into it:

 

[samnaz]

Yeah that seems the best way to do it. I need to get my hands on black egg crate..

BRS has some.

Black Egg Crate for Aquariums 2' x 2' Square

Why does BRS recommend this? Egg crate can be used for numerous different things. From frag racks, skimmer stands, to support under your aquascape. It is always a good idea to have some egg crate on hand. Black egg crate is the preferred surface for mounting large numbers of coral frags for...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[najer]

Just two sheets of egg rate sorted my Nyos 160.

 

[Biglew11]

egge crate and zip ties. i made a flat top for the skimmer and then placed egg crate on its side zip tied to the flat top.

 

[Philly Reefer]

 

[Nanojoe]

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I think this is exactly what im going to do

 

[HockeyRooster]

Overflow would not be ideal! you should be okay as long as you arent close to the edge of sump. Or are you worried about overflow of skimmate?

Just scared about overflow in general.