Protein skimmer and wetdry filteration issue

hredder · 01/20/2009, 06:25 PM

Ok i purchased a wetdry from a local merchant here in tampa. iwill not mention there name but they sold me a 125 gallon for a 90 gallon. the only issue i am having is that any decent protein skimmer i dont think will fit in the sump. i went into the store and they told me that the manager was busy and cant talk to me..i was a bit steamed. they told me i could put a asm g1 or g2, but the intake valve would be so close to the side of the sump...question is one..the intake valve of the protein skimmer shouldnt be close to the side of the sump correct? they were telling the inch between the sump wall and the intake valve was plenty..i disagreed..there telling me since THEY drilled a hole for the external pump they cant return it..everyone else i talk to here in tampa says thats crazy..anybody who is gonna buy a sump with an external pump needs it cut anyways..Do i have a valid reason to bring the wetdry back?

noboddi · 01/20/2009, 06:32 PM

Are you going to want a reef? If so, you don't want a wet/dry anyway.

If you can't fit a G2 in it, then it could be too small fo the tank. What make/model is it?

hredder · 01/20/2009, 06:36 PM

make model of the wetdry?

noboddi · 01/20/2009, 06:43 PM

yes if you know it

hredder · 01/20/2009, 07:14 PM

it just has the name of the LFS on it with the capacity

nikon187 · 01/20/2009, 08:52 PM

Many people shoe horn skimmers into their sumps with very little room to play with, An inch between the venturi and baffel shouldn't be that big of a deal. What do you need to cut for your external pump to work?

hredder · 01/20/2009, 08:54 PM

they cut a hole for the bulkhead..is a real stupid reason to say it cant be returned

01/20/2009, 06:25 PM	#1
hredder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 149	Protein skimmer and wetdry filteration issue Ok i purchased a wetdry from a local merchant here in tampa. iwill not mention there name but they sold me a 125 gallon for a 90 gallon. the only issue i am having is that any decent protein skimmer i dont think will fit in the sump. i went into the store and they told me that the manager was busy and cant talk to me..i was a bit steamed. they told me i could put a asm g1 or g2, but the intake valve would be so close to the side of the sump...question is one..the intake valve of the protein skimmer shouldnt be close to the side of the sump correct? they were telling the inch between the sump wall and the intake valve was plenty..i disagreed..there telling me since THEY drilled a hole for the external pump they cant return it..everyone else i talk to here in tampa says thats crazy..anybody who is gonna buy a sump with an external pump needs it cut anyways..Do i have a valid reason to bring the wetdry back?

01/20/2009, 06:32 PM	#2
noboddi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 813	Are you going to want a reef? If so, you don't want a wet/dry anyway. If you can't fit a G2 in it, then it could be too small fo the tank. What make/model is it? __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham Current Tank Info: 55 gallon (36x18x20), 40 gallon sump, 25 gallon refugium, TEK 6x39w fixture, Osmolator, Kalk Reactor, Vortech MP20, 2 Koralia 3s on controller, Acropora, Anthelia, Montipora, Starry Blenny, Yellow Watchman, Rainford Goby, Tiger Gobies

01/20/2009, 06:43 PM	#4
noboddi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 813	yes if you know it __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham Current Tank Info: 55 gallon (36x18x20), 40 gallon sump, 25 gallon refugium, TEK 6x39w fixture, Osmolator, Kalk Reactor, Vortech MP20, 2 Koralia 3s on controller, Acropora, Anthelia, Montipora, Starry Blenny, Yellow Watchman, Rainford Goby, Tiger Gobies

01/20/2009, 08:52 PM	#6
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	Many people shoe horn skimmers into their sumps with very little room to play with, An inch between the venturi and baffel shouldn't be that big of a deal. What do you need to cut for your external pump to work? __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

01/20/2009, 06:36 PM	#3
hredder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 149	make model of the wetdry?

01/20/2009, 07:14 PM	#5
hredder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 149	it just has the name of the LFS on it with the capacity

01/20/2009, 08:54 PM	#7
hredder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 149	they cut a hole for the bulkhead..is a real stupid reason to say it cant be returned