Running a 9010 outside a sump? or even inside?

[RONCGIZMO]

Can you do it? I don't have a lot of room in my sump, it's more like a 10 gallon fuge..I have 3.5 inches in the intake and about 5 on the return side..

BTW, right now I have it in the return side. whats the deal with the input on the skimmer? my water line is around 6 to sometimes 4 inches
the only water it gets in is the small slit on the bottom...should I remove the pipe or use a shorter one?

 

[MarkPo]

The pipe should be on the output side. The input should be a plastic grill with a sliding cover- Check to see if that slide is all the way open?

Pages 34-35 of your manual should show it- http://www.tunze.com/fileadmin/gebrauchsanleitungen/x9010.8888.pdf if you bought it secondhand.

 

[RONCGIZMO]

Mark, thanks so much for the PDF manual... The print was to small in the hard copy...My glasses needed glasses...lol