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seababy
05/04/2009, 07:37 AM
Running Pro Clear Wet Dry filter and would like to set up a skimmer with it. The Skimmer is Euro Reef RC90 and is to big to put in the filter anywhere. How would I set it up next to wet dry and plum it? Any ideas?

seababy
05/04/2009, 11:14 AM
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THE ROOK
05/04/2009, 02:48 PM
You'll need a small feed pump such as a Maxi-Jet 1200 to feed the skimmer from the Wet/Dry sump. Then you'll need to position the output of the skimmer over the sump to drain back into the system. Be sure to adjust the gate valve very slowly over a few weeks or you'll wake up to your stand/carpet flooded with stinky skimmate. It's for this reason that I'm not a fan of external skimmers unless they're in a basement/fish room.

A better option would be to sell the wet/dry & build a sump out of a standard glass tank. Then you'll be able to place the simmer in-sump & no worries of a skimmer flood. Also wet/dry's tend to cause many more problems then they're worth.