Tunze 9005 skimmer how much height needed for cup?

[banditpowdercoat]

I'm fed up with the pump on my Aqua C Urchin, and never did like the spray sound. My pump keeps quitting, Its a Odessea pump. Theres never anything wrong, just have to take apart, then its fine. BUT, I have a small sump, and real limeted space. So, instead of buying a $100+ Ehiem for it, maybe it would be better to get a new one.
I think the Tunze would fit nicely in my sump, but not sure how much height it needs to remove the cup.


Thx in advance

[mytank90]

i have the tunze 9005 in my tank<no sump>the unit itself is roughly 15 inches high and you need 7inches above it to get the cup out.i also found bye running my tunze on a timer and letting it turn off for about 1 hour it seems to work better

[Koresample]

Originally Posted by mytank90

i have the tunze 9005 in my tank<no sump>the unit itself is roughly 15 inches high and you need 7inches above it to get the cup out.i also found bye running my tunze on a timer and letting it turn off for about 1 hour it seems to work better

this might be a dumb question, but does the whole skimmer go in your tank or hang on the back? I can't seem to find any pics of one in a tank. I have a sea clone and it seems to work ok, but it sounds like a '76 mazda 808 (my first car)

[mytank90]

the whole unit goes into tank <no worries about it leaking>.i also when and bought the tunze magnet holder to put it on tank .it works alot better then the hanging unit that the 9005 comes with

[Navarchus]

[Doug]

Dan, lots of measures and pics in my Tunze 9010 thread in the equipment forum. I would have to check though to see how much in size the 9005 differs.