protein skimmer placement in sump

antjtc · 01/22/2012, 10:27 PM

I'm planning a 29 gal sump for my 90 gal DT. Can I put my skimmer in the same compartment as where my drain from Dt flows in? I'm using a herbie style drain flow. Will all the bubbles from the water flow hinder my skimmer from working? Thanks.

uncleof6 · 01/22/2012, 10:58 PM

1) With the Herbie drain, a siphon and dry emergency, there will be no bubbles entering the sump, from the drain.

2) The skimmer compartment is where the drain should go. No sense in making another compartment just for the drain.

zhewitt04 · 01/23/2012, 02:13 AM

+1^

Chuongj510 · 01/23/2012, 02:31 AM

+2. Thats excatly how I would do it.

01/22/2012, 10:27 PM	#1
antjtc Jon Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Clayton,California Posts: 222	protein skimmer placement in sump I'm planning a 29 gal sump for my 90 gal DT. Can I put my skimmer in the same compartment as where my drain from Dt flows in? I'm using a herbie style drain flow. Will all the bubbles from the water flow hinder my skimmer from working? Thanks.

01/22/2012, 10:58 PM	#2
uncleof6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: AWOL Posts: 12,013	1) With the Herbie drain, a siphon and dry emergency, there will be no bubbles entering the sump, from the drain. 2) The skimmer compartment is where the drain should go. No sense in making another compartment just for the drain. __________________ "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." (oft attributed to Einstein; most likely paraphrasing by Roger Sessions; compactly articulates the principle of Occam's Razor) Current Tank Info: 325 6' wide Reef

01/23/2012, 02:13 AM	#3
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	+1^

01/23/2012, 02:31 AM	#4
Chuongj510 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Oakland,ca Posts: 167	+2. Thats excatly how I would do it.