Sump Protein Skimmer

Can the pump for the protein skimmer also work as the return to the
tank? It seems inefficient to have a skimmer in the sump, but then a
separate pump to move the water back to the tank.

I suppose I could experiment on my own, but what's the usual setup for a
sump skimmer?

--Kurt

Not really as the pumnp is what feeds the skimmer, so its not really
pushing a lot of volume as compared to what a return pump would. Micro
bubbles are yet another issue which may occur with the skimmer and
return water so its best to allow water to settle out over a bffle etc
before being returned to DT.

On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:13:37 -0500, KurtG
wrote:


Can the pump for the protein skimmer also work as the return to the
tank? It seems inefficient to have a skimmer in the sump, but then a
separate pump to move the water back to the tank.

I suppose I could experiment on my own, but what's the usual setup for a
sump skimmer?

--Kurt



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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

Tristan wrote:
Not really as the pumnp is what feeds the skimmer, so its not really
pushing a lot of volume as compared to what a return pump would. Micro
bubbles are yet another issue which may occur with the skimmer and
return water so its best to allow water to settle out over a bffle etc
before being returned to DT.

Thanks for the quick response and answer.