not enough spaces for my skimmer

[nycsicktank]

im about to kill myself........
my skimmer is 25" high and it wont fit it under my tank! Oh yes. its a 75 gallon . if you see my pic, this is what i came up with haha. i cant afford to lose anymore spaces in my house no more. so please somebody can give me an idea what i should do!? im also concern about overflow box tubing., is it going to affect anything if i went with this idea?

Remember this a example;

 

[marrone]

I would remove the board on the bottom of the stand, especially since it's bowing out already, and put the sump on the floor with a mat underneath it. You'll then be able to get the skimmer under the tank, unless of course there are cross bars on the bottom of the stand.

 

[nycsicktank]

yeah there are cross bars on the bottom of the stand. forgot to mention it. even without it, it still wont fit it....if i do go with a smaller skimmer, i dont even have the money to get one unless its under 50 haha.

 

[vanceny]

That skimmer also works as a hang-on, can you pull the tank away from the wall a bit and then hang the skimmer on the back of the sump?

 

[marrone]

You can always sell the sump up by the side of the tank. I wouldn't do it the way you have it in the picture as it looks like it will tip over.

 

[nycsicktank]

i wouldnt mind doin it hang-on style. as long as i can run it, it dont matter for me

 

[nycsicktank]

has anyone actually tried doing hangon skimmer? how was the perform?

 

[NYreefNoob]

skimmer

is that a coralife skimmer ? i had a hob skimmer, performed no different. and are you planning on using that on that fw tank ?

 

[Dj Orion]

has anyone actually tried doing hangon skimmer? how was the perform?

I have a coralife 125 on my 75g and I had the same problem as you. I set it up hang-on style and the thing is a beast. Venturi needle wheel action at its finest. If you set that sucker up hang-on style, just make sure to keep the pump at least 3" from the surface of the tank, or there will not be enough oxygen mixed to give you an effective skim.

 

[vanceny]

I ran the same skimmer as a hang on while I was breaking it in. There's no difference in performance. You should think about adding a gate valve to the output to adjust the hieght better than the red knob.

As nyreefnoob mentioned, this wont work on a fw tank.

 

[nycsicktank]

im making into sw tank. dj orion is there anyway i can see pics of your set-up?

also is this the Venturi needle wheel ? http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~SearchStr~needle+wheel~action~view~idProduct~ES33004~idCategory~FIPSISNW~category~Coralife_Super_Skimmer_Needle_Wheel___up_to_220_Gallon_Saltwater_Aquarium_Supplies_Protein_Skimmers_In_Sump_Venturi_With_Needle_Wheel~vendor~.html

if i dont get one, will it be okay?

yes this is corallife 125 super skimmer

 

[nycsicktank]

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewI...n_Sump_Venturi_With_Needle_Wheel~vendor~.html

 

[Dj Orion]

im making into sw tank. dj orion is there anyway i can see pics of your set-up?

also is this the Venturi needle wheel ? http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~SearchStr~needle+wheel~action~view~idProduct~ES33004~idCategory~FIPSISNW~category~Coralife_Super_Skimmer_Needle_Wheel___up_to_220_Gallon_Saltwater_Aquarium_Supplies_Protein_Skimmers_In_Sump_Venturi_With_Needle_Wheel~vendor~.html

if i dont get one, will it be okay?

yes this is corallife 125 super skimmer

As long as you are using the stock pump that came with the skimmer you will be fine. I will try to post some pics of my skimmer for you tonite after work..

 

[nycsicktank]

i dont have the pump. can i get a different one or i need the same pump?

 

[Dj Orion]

i dont have the pump. can i get a different one or i need the same pump?

You can def get a different pump, however, in my experience, I always try to keep the brands matched together....it makes trouble shooting alot easier. The coralife pump is specifically designed for that skimmer. There are plenty of other needle wheel pumps on the market, but they tend to get rather expensive.