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Please Recommend a Very Good Protein Skimmer for Small Sump (10" wide x 14" deep)
Hey, all:
I heard that Euro-Reef makes a very fine protein skimmer, but I can't find one to fit in my small sump, which measures 10" wide x 14" deep. Actually, I'd like to use only a small footprint size of that available space for my protein skimmer: 7" x 7". Height is not an apparent problem because I have up to 20" available in height in the sump and cabinet space above the sump. Regarding types of protein skimmers, I hear good things about cone-design skimmers, but they seem to occupy a larger footprint, all things being equal.
Could you all kindly recommend a very good protein skimmer for my small sump? Ideally to fit in 7"x7" footprint, but I can go larger, if necessary. However, doing so will cut down on the other partitions in my sump, which I have yet to install because of the uncertainty surrounding the footprint size of my protein skimmer.
My relevant equipment specifications are as follows: (A) the sump in which the protein skimmer will operate is small--large enough to capture only 10.9 gallons of water, but I would like to operate the sump using only about 7.3 gallons, with 3.6 gallons reserved as an emergency overflow and; (B) the protein skimmer will need to skim the water of two small tanks, which feed water into the single, common sump discussed above: (1) a Nano Cube 28-Gallon Aquarium, functioning as a reef aquarium; and (2) a BioCube 12-Gallon Aquarium, functioning solely as a refugium.
In case you're wondering: The weird dimensions of my homemade sump result from the small, narrow dimensions of the cabinet space in my aquarium stand. The stand is that one that JBJ sells, with the brushed chrome-like pillars supporting a platform for the NanoCube 28. That stand looks good, but it produces a very tight cabinet space. Hence, when designing and building my sump, I had to go narrow, deep, and tall with my sump dimensions: 10"wide x 14" deep x 18" tall.
Thank you all very much.
Hey, all:
I heard that Euro-Reef makes a very fine protein skimmer, but I can't find one to fit in my small sump, which measures 10" wide x 14" deep. Actually, I'd like to use only a small footprint size of that available space for my protein skimmer: 7" x 7". Height is not an apparent problem because I have up to 20" available in height in the sump and cabinet space above the sump. Regarding types of protein skimmers, I hear good things about cone-design skimmers, but they seem to occupy a larger footprint, all things being equal.
Could you all kindly recommend a very good protein skimmer for my small sump? Ideally to fit in 7"x7" footprint, but I can go larger, if necessary. However, doing so will cut down on the other partitions in my sump, which I have yet to install because of the uncertainty surrounding the footprint size of my protein skimmer.
My relevant equipment specifications are as follows: (A) the sump in which the protein skimmer will operate is small--large enough to capture only 10.9 gallons of water, but I would like to operate the sump using only about 7.3 gallons, with 3.6 gallons reserved as an emergency overflow and; (B) the protein skimmer will need to skim the water of two small tanks, which feed water into the single, common sump discussed above: (1) a Nano Cube 28-Gallon Aquarium, functioning as a reef aquarium; and (2) a BioCube 12-Gallon Aquarium, functioning solely as a refugium.
In case you're wondering: The weird dimensions of my homemade sump result from the small, narrow dimensions of the cabinet space in my aquarium stand. The stand is that one that JBJ sells, with the brushed chrome-like pillars supporting a platform for the NanoCube 28. That stand looks good, but it produces a very tight cabinet space. Hence, when designing and building my sump, I had to go narrow, deep, and tall with my sump dimensions: 10"wide x 14" deep x 18" tall.
Thank you all very much.
