Bullet 2 skimmer operation?

[Beza]

Thanks for all the input guys!

I think my question comes down to the idea of putting a skimmer BELOW the water line, which as far as I can tell is not going to work, given that the bullet 2 is open to the atmosphere. If anyone has tried this, please let me know! I am pretty sure that as long as you had a pump that was powerful enough, you could put a beckett style skimmer as high as you wanted... but the point is that I would like lots of volume in my sump, in addition to keeping the space it occupies to a minimum. Here's what I have on my drawing board so far:




So as you can see, clearance is going to be an issue. I think that I can raise the skimmer a bit and still be ok all around. I'll post the new sump plan when it's finished.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Beza

Thanks for all the input guys!

I think my question comes down to the idea of putting a skimmer BELOW the water line, which as far as I can tell is not going to work, given that the bullet 2 is open to the atmosphere. If anyone has tried this, please let me know! I am pretty sure that as long as you had a pump that was powerful enough, you could put a beckett style skimmer as high as you wanted... but the point is that I would like lots of volume in my sump, in addition to keeping the space it occupies to a minimum. Here's what I have on my drawing board so far:




So as you can see, clearance is going to be an issue. I think that I can raise the skimmer a bit and still be ok all around. I'll post the new sump plan when it's finished.

Well ok i will jump in again since Im on a role here i had a skimmer on the ground floor and the sump was the same leve ldidnt mater i just had the water level to run at a certain level due to the sump height really easy actually

[Beza]

Thanks for the input guys! It's been a big help!

So here's what I'm planning with the sump. It's my rough outline, so be gentle! Lol. You'll notice that I have the skimmer a few inches into the water level.







Please let me know if there is anything I am obviously missing, or anything you might think of to make the design better before I go out and start bugging glass and plastic companies all over town for scraps!

[Skimmerking]

it looks good man well done the baffles are the correct way