skimmer issues

[Jim_Leyland]

i have a asm g3 w/ gate mod and it won't fit under my stand, well it fits but it hits the top and i won't be able to empty it.. i can barely fit it in my sump (20 long) its just not wide enough.. anyways what is a good smaller skimmer that i can use ( has to be rated for around 175-200 gallons).. maybe a hob for the sump or something.. im looking to either trade my skimmer or sell it and buy another one either in sump or hob.. i think the asm is about 27 or 28".. so it would have to be about 22-24 so i would have room enough to get the collection cup off.. any help would be great! thanks
~ Jim

 

[bond007069]

having a skimmer that can't be functional in a stand is a bad situation, i know i did it for a while on a 75.

The AGA stand is miserable for space.

Sumps models try....

ER-smaller models
bubble master


Or go external

ER
H&S
Deltec HOB or recirc models
Remora, prolly not best but may work
CPR , same as above

i dont know your price range, so thats my list

 

[Jim_Leyland]

i was only gonna spend what ever i could sell my asm for.. im thinking about drilling a hole in the collection cup and making a drain.. only problem with that is i won't be able to clean it? im gonna take the bottom out of the stand so that should help some maybe it will give me enough room to be able to clean it?

 

[Burgman]

Hi Jim,

Do you have the room to run it outside your sump as Bond suggested?

Dave

 

[stevestank]

Jim,

You might need to set up a cabinet next to your tank stand to house a remote sump/fuge. Regular cleaning of a skimmer is a chore you want to make easy for yourself. I clean mine weekly. Wrestling with a skimmer wedged in and crammed into an enclosure might discourage that maintainance... My 2 cents. I think I saw a skimmer out there somewhere called "shorty" You might google that.

 

[Jim_Leyland]

yea theres a ton of room under the stand beside the sump, ill do some research on some of those you have listed.. im hoping that when i take the floor out it should drop it down enough, to at least get the cup out to clean it..