Water level for in sump skimmers
 

How deep of water should I let my skimmer sit in? How deep do others go?

Depends on the skimmer.

I have a Vertex 180 and it sits with 6-8" of water.

I have an old Euroreef RS100 that sits in 8-10" of water..

It's a vertex alpha cone 200...I can't seem to find any answers where it perfroms the best..

The manual is on the right. It is a .pdf

http://www.vertexaquaristik.com/prod...s/alpha200.php

thanks for finding that! There wasn't one in the box...

I have the alpha cone 250. Works the best in 10" of water. I would recommend you get an auto top up if you don't already have one so you dont have to keep adjusting your skimmer.

As others stated, it will depend on the skimmer. But with my old EuroReef and now my Hydor, I find between 7-8 inches the best for me.

Yeah, I have a DIY topp-up system...works great! I do need to mod it for the new setup though...thanks for reminding me.