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Re: Skimmer flow rates

Re: Skimmer flow rates

Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment Specific discussions on aquarium equipment from protein skimmers to water pumps. Which are the best, what they do, and what you might need for your reef aquarium.

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May 19th, 2008, 08:14 PM

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Re: Skimmer flow rates

I have an Eheim 1260 (635 gph) running my skimmer, with around 2 feet of head, I'm wondering if that's too much. If I downgraded pumps, do you think I'd get better performance out of my skimmer?

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