gravismaximus
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anyone now how deep (of water) you can put a seaclone 150 into water to have it still work right. the section of sump i was going to put it in will have 19" . thanks
depth of water for seaclone
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saxman
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Isn't a Sea Clone an HOB skimmer? The one I had way back when had a set water depth, as the pump hung over the back and into the tank? Were you going to mod it somehow?
gravismaximus
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mine from not so far back can be used in sump as well. the pump hooks to the bottom of the skimmer.
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saxman
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I'll hazard a guess and say not more than about 6" or so...most skimmers, esp. the cheaper models won't work from much more than that.
posiden
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I think the issue is more about what to do with the water splashing about when it falls down to the sump? There isn't a way to have it return down a piece of tubing or pipe. Unless you make one.
Which sea clone do you have? IIRC, the 150 is just about 19" tall, No?
If your ok with the splashing water you will then suffer loss of performance due to the head height imposed on the pump. When the unit is used as a HOB the pump doesn't see much head pressure. If you place it in 6" of water, you now have much more head pressure causing less suction on the air intake. Though I can't really say if it will be enough of a reduction to hinder the performance of the skimmer.
Which sea clone do you have? IIRC, the 150 is just about 19" tall, No?
If your ok with the splashing water you will then suffer loss of performance due to the head height imposed on the pump. When the unit is used as a HOB the pump doesn't see much head pressure. If you place it in 6" of water, you now have much more head pressure causing less suction on the air intake. Though I can't really say if it will be enough of a reduction to hinder the performance of the skimmer.
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saxman
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The Sea Clone I owned was the original HOB model (I don't even think they made a 150 back then).
I thought you were asking about whether the skimmer would work due to head loss (which you mentioned), as many are really sketchy in terms of water depth. You didn't mention anything about the return splashing. However, unless they've changed them, you'll likely need a bubble trap on the output which should help with the splashing as well.
I thought you were asking about whether the skimmer would work due to head loss (which you mentioned), as many are really sketchy in terms of water depth. You didn't mention anything about the return splashing. However, unless they've changed them, you'll likely need a bubble trap on the output which should help with the splashing as well.
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saxman
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I get that it can be used in that configuration, but I'd still say that about 6" of water or so would be about right. The only thing to do is experiment if you already have the skimmer. I had a ASM mini G and I had to put a little shelf in the sump to raise it up so it would work properly.
gravismaximus
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i called my lfs and asked also, he told me as long as the water wont go into the outlet that it would work due to the HOB/in sump design. i told him also that it would be in 19inch of water. the idea of loosing performance due to presser, i dont see how that matters, it anything i think it would help the pump by having water want to gointo it more because of the depth= more presser. but like you said i already have it and i can try it and just see what happens. no need for a bubble trap in mine look at my other post and you will understand.
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saxman
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If you have a trap in your sump, you may not need one on the skimmer, but IME, the Sea Clone was one skimmer I had that really did require a break-in period, so I'd play it by ear.