I would like to add another skimmer to my system, I know have a CPR with a maxijet 1200. I perfer to add to the sump since there is enough things hanging off the back to the tank. But my sump is a converted wet/dry so it does not have but a few gallons of water in it at a time so how much/deep does the water have to be in the sump for the skimmer to work?
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Depends on how the skimmer is made. usually as long as the pump is submersed it's fine--you adjust the height of the water in the column in other ways. Mine has a pvc slip joint on the water return that you raise or lower to raise or lower the water level.
I have that exact skimmer in my system. Sump is also about 5" - 6" deep. It doesnt create very much broth though, and it skims very little "junk" from the tank. My thoughts were get a more powerful pump (a RIO600 came standard) so that more air could be introduced thus creating more broth. Anyone else had any problems with this skimmer?rbell219 said:Depends on how the skimmer is made. usually as long as the pump is submersed it's fine--you adjust the height of the water in the column in other ways. Mine has a pvc slip joint on the water return that you raise or lower to raise or lower the water level.
Or, is my tank just that clean? lol
ClutchMaster said:
could be---mine pulls dark black skimmate out constantly.
I've been told that they are engineered with the pump in mind, so I wouldn't change it to anything more powerfl. When mine goes bad I plan on replaceing it with a better brand, but same flow.