Skimmer question

Matt · #1 01-05-2008, 07:30 PM

I decided to move the skimmer pump into chamber 2 for now. It (just) fits. For a cheap-and-easy solution until I have time to replumb/replace my sump. I just need some 3/4" ID tubing and I'm set. I'd replumb right now, but it is a Chinese-made tank, and all the plumbing is weird metric sizes, which I can't find anywhere -- I'm not ready for a project of that scope today.

Matt · #2 01-05-2008, 10:11 PM

So, that seems to have worked. I have a nice arc of foam going from 2->3 now, and it seems fine.

Thanks for all the comments. I don't seem to have a micro-bubble problem, either, so I might leave it as-is for a while.

I think I'll take a photo and ask for further critique.

Matt · #3 01-08-2008, 03:48 AM

So, here is the sump as it is configured now. You can't see the partition behind the wooden support, but it is there.

The skimmer pump is visible in the foreground, in the middle chamber, and the return pump is behind it. The grey plumbing is the metric mystery PVC, and the light is a 27W PC.

Anyone wanting to advise is welcome!