protien skimmer

[jkeating2005]

hi all,

i am looking for a compact protein skimmer for a ten gallon pump/fuge


any suggestions?

i have found this one

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4392+18985&pcatid=18985

its for a 46 gallon

 

[hibye]

Never heard of it. IMO i would look at this,http://www.aquatraders.com/odysseaps75proteinskimmer.aspx,It is cheap,and works great from what Ive heard.You can also mod it to make it even better.

 

[yote]

Dont know anything about those skimmers.
But from the pic,it dont look like it be easly maintained.Theres going to come a time when you'll have to clean build-up out of the air intake.

 

[jkeating2005]

sorry your link gave me a this page not found... what is the name of it?

 

[jkeating2005]

is there one you would recommend yote?

 

[hibye]

http://www.aquatraders.com/odysseaps75proteinskimmer.aspx

 

[yote]

Heres one to think about.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4392+13924&pcatid=13924

 

[jkeating2005]

i guess this leads me to a dumb question.... is there a skimmer that can be placed behind the sump or do all of them require being inside?

 

[yote]

I've got mine hanging off the back of my sump.But it can be run sitting in the sump just as well.
To tell the truth,I've actually got 2 of the CSS skimmers hanging on my sump.The CSS65 and 125 both.Hanging on my 30gal sump.

 

[jkeating2005]

ok awesome! thanks!

do have any pics?

if not dont worry about it.

Thanks again!

 

[yote]

Not a very good pic.But it'll give you the idea.

My sump sits beside the tank,because I couldnt get the 30 under my 75 without breaking the 75 down.

 

[jkeating2005]

oh yes. this is great. this will give me more room since i only have 10 gallons to work with!

 

[yote]

Thats kinda why I done mine that way.Needed to save all the space I could.

 

[jkeating2005]

would i be running the overflow directly to the skimmer and then into the sump?

 

[yote]

My overflow runs into the sump.Right into the skimmer compartment.The force of the water coming in keeps crud stirred up long enough for the skimmers to pick most of it up.

 

[jkeating2005]

ok thanks