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Old 02-05-2011, 04:01 PM
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Wouldn't having them both in such a close proximity contained in the sump affect performance? I would think one skimmer ejecting freshly skimmed water and turning over water in the sump next to the other might be less efficient than having lets say one in the sump and a HOB on the display or another tank that is connected to the system.

I dont have a ton of cash laying around to blow on skimmers but I considered having a HOB on a frag tank I am going to plumb into my main system. I know water is like air in this case it goes everywhere and carries everything with it but with that said I am not convinced physical placement would still not have an impact... ?

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Old 02-05-2011, 04:47 PM
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If I were running two skimmers I'd want each in a different chamber and have my drain line split to feed both chambers... maybe return pump inbetween them. My thinking is that both would get equally dirty water and neither would get water that's been skimmed by the other but it's just a theory.
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