drain feed skimmer

ibew

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looking for a skimmer for a 55 gal tank that I can feed off my overflow that is rated at 600 gph and that is external and can plumb back into the sump fuge. Thanks for any reccomendations
Jeremy
 

scsinet

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Just about any recirculating skimmer can be deployed in this way. You'll need to "T" off your drain line and install valves so you can regulate the flow into the skimmer.
Any of the MRC, Euro Reef, etc recirculating units can do this and can be set up externally, but even the larger skimmers (rated for say 400+ gallons) only want about 300-400 or so gph in flow.
 

ibew

Active Member
Originally Posted by SCSInet
Just about any recirculating skimmer can be deployed in this way. You'll need to "T" off your drain line and install valves so you can regulate the flow into the skimmer.
Any of the MRC, Euro Reef, etc recirculating units can do this and can be set up externally, but even the larger skimmers (rated for say 400+ gallons) only want about 300-400 or so gph in flow.

ok I kind of figured 600 gph would be much for must skimmers just trying to get a feel for what types and how much you need to feed them thanks
Jeremy
 

acrylic51

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MRC, ASM, Octopus, EuroReef just to name a few....run them recirc. Most manufacturers have a recommended feed and if 600 is to much for the chosen skimmer you can always dump the excess right to the sump intake....
 
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