feed pump for skimmer

treny · 07/29/2007, 11:41 AM

I just ordered a DAS EX-3 skimmer and was wondering what pump would be good to feed it out of the sump. It's a 180g with 65g sump.

Percula9 · 07/29/2007, 04:27 PM

How many gallons is the skimmer rated for? Is there no pump recommendations from the manufacturer?

luke33 · 07/29/2007, 05:05 PM

Maxijet 1200 would work perfect for ya. The rule of thumb is always 1.5x's your display volume....so 270gph in your case, but the maxijet will work well.

07/29/2007, 11:41 AM	#1
treny Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 148	feed pump for skimmer I just ordered a DAS EX-3 skimmer and was wondering what pump would be good to feed it out of the sump. It's a 180g with 65g sump.

07/29/2007, 04:27 PM	#2
Percula9 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County CA Posts: 3,819	How many gallons is the skimmer rated for? Is there no pump recommendations from the manufacturer?

07/29/2007, 05:05 PM	#3
luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	Maxijet 1200 would work perfect for ya. The rule of thumb is always 1.5x's your display volume....so 270gph in your case, but the maxijet will work well.