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03/20/2007, 03:06 PM
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plumbing question
if your overflow drains less gph than your skimmer throughput rating, will there be any problems caused by the skimmer reskimming the same water if the skimmer output is directed back to the skimmer chamber?
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03/20/2007, 03:29 PM
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My euro-reef cs6-2 output is in the same area of the skimmer input. My sump pump is the Velocity t3 (724 gph @4') and the skimmer pump is a Sedra 5000 (gph? i have no idea... i tried to search it and find info... with no luck).
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Layne Current Tank Info: 100g Reef with DSB 120#LR (30g Sump /20g Refugium /20g RO/DI /5g Kalk) VHO 280w MH 2@175 10kk LiterMeter III (RO/DI and Kalk) Velocity pumps T3(sump) and T4(closed loop) EuroReef CS6-2 and 30g FOwLR (DSB, sumpless, skimmerless) |
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03/20/2007, 03:32 PM
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The return water will be cleaner, but it will be quickly diluted it your tank. What I think it will do is that you effectively change the rating of your skimmer to that of your overflow.
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03/20/2007, 06:20 PM
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You CANNOT overskim. The fact that the skimmer is recirculating the same water is good. It will give it every opportunity to pull as much as it can.
The absolute best way to skim is to dump the overflows directly into the skimmer. This doesn't give proteins a chance to float to the surface of the sump and bypass the skimmer.
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03/20/2007, 07:13 PM
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thanks folks.
poppin fresh that avatar is sweet! Bob is the man! i thought that this wouldnt be a problem, but figured that i would pass it by some folks before i make it my final plan. so the combination of the output from the skimmer and the flow from the overflow will fill the skimmer chamber and overflow through the baffles into the refugium, and i will have some recirculation through the skimmer itself. sounds good to me. thanks again
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03/20/2007, 07:50 PM
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03/20/2007, 08:32 PM
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now I can sleep tonight! hehe dwd: no problem. like I said above, this was almost the exact question I heard a few days ago. Good luck and happy reefing!
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Layne Current Tank Info: 100g Reef with DSB 120#LR (30g Sump /20g Refugium /20g RO/DI /5g Kalk) VHO 280w MH 2@175 10kk LiterMeter III (RO/DI and Kalk) Velocity pumps T3(sump) and T4(closed loop) EuroReef CS6-2 and 30g FOwLR (DSB, sumpless, skimmerless) |
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03/21/2007, 10:34 PM
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thanks!
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