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Unread 11/27/2009, 03:00 PM   #7
uncleof6
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Originally Posted by rbnice1 View Post
Have your protein skimmer in the same section as your return. Then have that drain into a small fug area with macro, then that goes into your small return section.
This will not allow a constant water level for the skimmer as evaporation will cause the water level to rise and fall. The evaporation shows up in the return section, the "lowest" level in the system, as baffles control the water height everywhere else.

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