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[Proteus]

Originally Posted by uniboob

No worries, I appreciate your response and feedback. I have never used or owned a variable DC pump. How is going from a 40 gallon system to a 80 not an upgrade?

Higher the pump is turned up the more water and air it would draw, therefore skimming harder if I understand them correctly.

From what I understand the body size and pump match so your debris ends up in the cup. Not just collecting in the neck. So a large skimmer turned down seems to me that it's not a effecient device. Some think you can't have to big of a skimmer I think otherwise.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Proteus

Some think you can't have to big of a skimmer I think otherwise.

I am one of thoes, but there is a differance between running a large skimmer on a small tank and running a large skimmer that has been turned down on a small tank.

i don't think the purpose of having a VDC pump would be for upgradability (and yes going from a 40 to a 80 is a upgrade) but rather for fine tuning, and also some power savings.

Steve