Compact sump skimmers?

[glassfamily]

I'm looking for a short, compact skimmer to jam into a very small cabinet. It's only about 17" tall, minus about 1/4 for the width of the button of the sump, and I figure you need at least a couple of inches to remove any collection cup.

Sadly, this means I don't even think I can get a DOC Skimmer 9005 in my cabinet.

I was thinking about the DOC Skimmer 9205, which I bet I could make work and actually works with my sump water level really well. Does anyone have experience with this skimmer?

I'm running a 55 gallon reef, with ambitions of an eventual high bioload (max fish, lots of sps).

 

[ChuckLawson]

I'm not sure about the 9005, but you probably need an inch maximum to get the cup out of a 9010 -- you could ask in the Tunze forum for exact specs, but it might be pretty close...

 

[glassfamily]

Yeah, if someone's using one with similar height restrictions I would go ahead and order one. But if I spend the cash and it doesn't fit I'll be bummed.

Could also go HOT like ATB multi skimmer, Bermuda Rogue, or Deltec MCE 300/600. The Tunze 9205 would get rid of micro bubbles. I hope it's good enough for a stocked 55 reef.