SWC Skimmer Depth Rating/Sump Questions

blakers82 · 08/01/2010, 06:50 PM

Greetings,

First, let me fill you in on my setup. I have recently picked up a reef ready (dual overflow) Oceanic150gal/55gal sump setup. My aquarium stand will allow about 30" underneath the display. My 55 gal sump is about 48"longX21"tallX12"wide. I took out the 2 remaining baffles in the sump as they were losing their seal and it needed to be cleaned. I want to redo the sump with the following 3 compartment order...

[Drain (Skimmer & some Live Rock)] 3 baffle bubble trap [Return] 1 taller baffle [Refugium]

Now for my skimmer situation...I picked up this older model SWC skimmer. I'm not sure its model name/number but it is 8" wide by about 24" tall. It also appears to have been customized as I'm pretty sure the drain piping on it is a DIY job, but I could be corrected...

It came with this Octopus OTP-3000 pump.

What is the depth rating for this in-sump skimmer? Could I use it properly on my setup??

I'm trying to figure out what length acrylic to go with and any recommendations would be great!?!? (FYI: The 2 precut acrylic panels I already have are 14" and 16" respectively.) Thank you so much for your shared experience and ideas!

-Blake

blakers82 · 08/02/2010, 04:12 PM

Bump.

ds4x4 · 08/02/2010, 04:57 PM

8-11inches is a good starting point. gate valve should give some good fine tuning

08/01/2010, 06:50 PM	#1
blakers82 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 842	SWC Skimmer Depth Rating/Sump Questions Greetings, First, let me fill you in on my setup. I have recently picked up a reef ready (dual overflow) Oceanic150gal/55gal sump setup. My aquarium stand will allow about 30" underneath the display. My 55 gal sump is about 48"longX21"tallX12"wide. I took out the 2 remaining baffles in the sump as they were losing their seal and it needed to be cleaned. I want to redo the sump with the following 3 compartment order... [Drain (Skimmer & some Live Rock)] 3 baffle bubble trap [Return] 1 taller baffle [Refugium] Now for my skimmer situation...I picked up this older model SWC skimmer. I'm not sure its model name/number but it is 8" wide by about 24" tall. It also appears to have been customized as I'm pretty sure the drain piping on it is a DIY job, but I could be corrected... It came with this Octopus OTP-3000 pump. What is the depth rating for this in-sump skimmer? Could I use it properly on my setup?? I'm trying to figure out what length acrylic to go with and any recommendations would be great!?!? (FYI: The 2 precut acrylic panels I already have are 14" and 16" respectively.) Thank you so much for your shared experience and ideas! -Blake __________________ The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. -Jacques Yves Cousteau 150gal SPS Last edited by blakers82; 08/01/2010 at 07:02 PM.

08/02/2010, 04:12 PM	#2
blakers82 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 842	Bump. __________________ The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. -Jacques Yves Cousteau 150gal SPS

08/02/2010, 04:57 PM	#3
ds4x4 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pennsville NJ Posts: 279	8-11inches is a good starting point. gate valve should give some good fine tuning __________________ -Asking her for Forgiveness is much easier than asking for Permission.- Current Tank Info: 120gal Re-Build

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