what is the best IN SUMP skimmer?

[danrw84]

hey guys
right now i am running a prizm on my 29 gal. And i just set the sump up today, except no overflow or return hooked up yet, just the seaclone skimmer, 3 peices of curing/cured live rock and the hang on fuge on the 20 gal sump right now.
I want to know what is a really good skimmer to get that will go IN the sump
it has to be in the sump because i have no room.
CPR bakpak 2?

 

[danrw84]

Oh, almost forgot. I want to get one that is quiet! not loud like my prizm!

 

[hairtrigger]

Go with a Berlin if you have the money Dan. I have a 200 Oceanic Reef with a 55 gallon tank for a sump. I keep my big Berlin right in the 55. It works best submerged 6 - 8 inches.

 

[danrw84]

but, i have a 29 gal reef, and a 20 gal sump...
would the berlin be over kill?
how full is your sump?

 

[hairtrigger]

Check my sump reply in the reef section. You can get a smaller berlin skimmer. They make them for different sized tanks. Check the rating. Now, Sea Clone makes some good stuff. But, Berlin is hot man. But make sure you get one rated for your set up, you can deffinitly overskim.

 

[danrw84]

right now the outlet to my seaclone is much higher than the water lev in the sump... there for its a waterfall of noise. lol
which skimmer will not do this?
i have placed it up against the side of the glass so it can run down to minimize the noise,

 

[slothy]

danrw84 - what i did was stack a sponge or 2 up under where it comes out, so the water falls onto the sponges. so you dont hear the water falling... just the whooshing of the air bubbles in the skimmer

 

[danrw84]

what do u mean by a flat blue hose?
do you have a pic of it?
i would love a skimmer that was very quiet. any ideas?

 

[reef fool]

I have a bak pak 2r in my sump/refugium and it is not very quiet. You get use to it, but when you turn it off to feed corals you can't believe how quiet it gets!

 

[danrw84]

lilbuddy...
what size tank is your excalibur on? mine is only a 29.
so its good in sump and quiet huh?
how about the outlet, is it a niagra falls like this seaclone? lol
or can you attach some pipe?
where do u get it and how much!

 

[hairtrigger]

We used to sell the Excaliburs at the LFS I worked at back in the day. They seemed to work well. I hear good things about them often.

 

[danrw84]

im going to mod a prizm to work, for now i guess. hang on so less mess

 

[hairtrigger]

hey man, if you can get it to work right, why put more money into something else. Just buy more CORALS.
I saw the pic of your tank... looks great. Seems like everything you do so far is working well.

 

[pyro383]

You could use a plastic rain gutter, that way it channels the water down to your water level. Or get a 3" pvc pipe and mod it to fit the output lip of the seaclone, I am about to board your ship.

 

[danrw84]

i am dropping the seaclone out on the freeway.
Modding a new prizm to work in sump, i guess.

 

[danrw84]

lol
im trying to mod my prizm to reach far enough down, but it doesnt seem to get suction.
any ideas?