[Capt. Nemo]

Hi everyone,

I posted some questions to Eric of FinsReef at the H&S forum as part of my ongoing research / decision process on which H&S skimmer to get for my 70 gal. FOWLR including 15 gal. sump. The 2 choices are the insump 110- f2000 or the A110. I like that the 110 -f2000 doesnt require any plumbing, but it also seems that most every review I come across says that the A110 and recircs in general will outperform the insump models. The recircs are also suppose to require less adjustments and are more plug and play than the insump models. However, Eric has assured me that the 110-f2000 which is rated for up to 100 gal. would be more than enough to handle my system. Here is my post at the H&S forum:

Still trying to decide which skimmer to get. Can you tell me how much clearance I would need to remove the collection cup on the A110. I have 24" H of cabinet space for the skimmer so this would leave me with about 1.5" of clearance since the A110 is 22.5"H. I probably would prefer to have the A110 located in my sump in the event of an overflow or leaking. The section of the sump that would house the A100 has dimensions of
16"L x 10" W. The other thing is I will also have my return pump, a Mag 7 in this section along with the skimmer. I dont know if this arrangement would work and if I have enough space for everything in the sump. Would the Mag 7 produce enough GPH for the A110 to get optimal performance or would I need more flow. Ofcourse if 1.5" clearance is not enough to remove the collection cup on the A110 then all the questions I have are really moot. Thanks again for your excellent assistance. I will definitely buy one of these skimmers in the next couple of days. I hope you wont be out of stock by the time I decide to make a purchase. : )

Thanks,

Gary