hob protein skimmer

[dotdfan]

hello to all. you have a great site here. i have a hob skimmer with a rio 600, variable venturi powerhead. pump is going to be replaced soon and was wondering if it could be replaced with a pump that moves more water ( such as a rio 800 ) without compromising the performance of the skimmer. could putting a stronger pump on cause unforseen problems such as overflow or anything else. thanks in advance to all that answer!

 

[fishfreak1242]

What brand and model is the hob skimmer? More water movement won't help much, but if you get a pump that creates more bubbles, then that would help a lot. Like a pump with a mesh-mod would produce more bubbles.

 

[dotdfan]

well, it's a cpr, a cyclone 1 or 2 i think and it's been a great skimmer for 10 years. i was going to rebuild the powerhead with some new parts and saw the rio 800, that has a bigger impeller system. i know it would chop up the air intake better and figured it would also move more water. i just didn't know if the skimmer was designed for the rio 600 or if i put the bigger rio 800 on i would have overflow problems. maybey i'll order new 600 parts and the 800 and give it a shot. i know i need a backup anyway. just don't need no floods!