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I was out of town for a few days and returned yesterday to find a dying skimmer. I think the pump is just warning out and dying. I will take it all apart some time latter on to see if I can fix it. I would be nice to have it kicking around as a back-up or for a second (and much smaller) tank.

I went to our SW LFS yesterday and picked up a Vertex IN 180 skimmer. Got it set-up in the sump lastnight. It fits, but it is a tight fit, only a ½” space on either side. I did angle it so the outlet tube is on the other side from the pump. I will making a platform for the skimmer to sit on so it is not a deep in water. I really need to up-grade to a bigger sump soon. Hopefully I can find a 55 gallon tank I could make into a sump. I figured I didn’t want to be breaking in a new skimmer after I’ve finished the cycle so I bought the skimmer along with my live rock yesterday.

I’ll post pics of the tank with the live rock latter this weekend.