Question about sump and skimmer...

[coachresue]

Hey everyone... This is my first thread, but I've been viewing for awhile now...
Here's my scenario... Just set up a 90 gallon tank... No fish yet just live rock, filtered by an FX5. My plan is to do an all aggressive tank with a heavy bioload...
My only option for a sump is to use a 10 gallon standard size tank. The skimmer I am looking at is the Reef Octopus 6 pinwheel skimmer rate for 150 gallons. The skimmer will fit... Leaving enough room for baffles and my return pump... However, I am unsure of the minimum water height needed for the skimmer in its chamber... The height of the sump is 12''. Is my sump going to be tall enough? Will I have any issues with a power outage? Will a sump this small with that skimmer constrict its potential?
Hopefully this wasn't too confusing and thanks for any imput...

 

[geoj]

I would try running the skimmer at 6" deep
You do want to have a bigger sump tank if you can
12 inches high can work but it is short

 

[coachresue]

I know its small but there isn't really any other option for me... Do you think the small sump is going to hurt the skimmers performance?
Couple other questions for ya...
Since my tank isn't drilled I will be using an overflow box, with your typical 1" piping into the sump... With a small sump as such, and a skimmer that is powered by a 500gph pump... What return pump would be recomended? I'm new to the whole plumbing thing...
Thanks!

 

[geoj]

Quote:
Originally Posted by CoachResue http:///forum/thread/382246/question-about-sump-and-skimmer#post_3334573
I know its small but there isn't really any other option for me... Do you think the small sump is going to hurt the skimmers performance?
Couple other questions for ya...
Since my tank isn't drilled I will be using an overflow box, with your typical 1" piping into the sump... With a small sump as such, and a skimmer that is powered by a 500gph pump... What return pump would be recomended? I'm new to the whole plumbing thing...
Thanks!
The skimmer will preform just fine my sump is 12x20x16 with a Octo 1000sss pulls lots gunk.
What is the height to the top of the tank and what is the flow rating of the overflow?

 

[coachresue]

I have the eshopps pf300 which claims to flow at 300gph... Looking at a mag 5? Head height will be 5ft.

 

[geoj]

The new EHEIM Compact+ 2000 Pump