Good skimmer for 40 gallons?

Liquidlar · Mar 12, 2023

Anyone know of a good skimmer for 40 gallons. looking at the FC-80 and WS-1. what do you guys think?

Liquidlar · Mar 12, 2023

Actually could I just use this HOB one? HOB stuff should still work fine on a sump right?

Joe31415 · Mar 12, 2023

Do you have a sump? I have a 40g tank, plus a sump. I used a Reef Octopus Classic 110INT which worked great. A while back I upgraded to a Reef Octopus Regal 150INT, for no real reason other than I had some money to burn and wanted to upgrade to a DC pump.

Joe31415 · Mar 12, 2023

Liquidlar said:
Actually could I just use this HOB one? HOB stuff should still work fine on a sump right?

I can't imagine any reason why it wouldn't. Just make sure it hangs down low enough to reach the water. Those are meant to go on DTs and sumps aren't generally filled up anywhere near the top.

sczlars · Mar 12, 2023

AquaMaxx hob worked great for me.

Liquidlar · Mar 12, 2023

Joe31415 said:
Do you have a sump? I have a 40g tank, plus a sump. I used a Reef Octopus Classic 110INT which worked great. A while back I upgraded to a Reef Octopus Regal 150INT, for no real reason other than I had some money to burn and wanted to upgrade to a DC pump.

No I am just in the planning stages at the moment. I know most people dont like this but I just want a sump to fit my equipment. If I could do a 5.5 gallon sump I would but I think its more realistic I go for a 10 gallon sump.

Kasrift · Mar 12, 2023

sczlars said:
AquaMaxx hob worked great for me.

Which one? I've been looking at the bullet 2.

Liquidlar · Mar 12, 2023

sczlars said:
AquaMaxx hob worked great for me.

would it fit on a 10g sump?

Joe31415 said:
I can't imagine any reason why it wouldn't. Just make sure it hangs down low enough to reach the water. Those are meant to go on DTs and sumps aren't generally filled up anywhere near the top.

Yeah... I uh never have done a sump before and forgot about water level... is there a way to control how high it fills. would 10 gallons be enough if not I might just go for the FC-80 since that's made to be in the sump?

sczlars · Mar 12, 2023

I would have to measure. Mine just hung from the back if the display tank.

Joe31415 · Mar 13, 2023

Liquidlar said:
Yeah... I uh never have done a sump before and forgot about water level... is there a way to control how high it fills. would 10 gallons be enough if not I might just go for the FC-80 since that's made to be in the sump?

The sump will fill to the height of the last baffle before the return chamber (or higher, I guess, if it's overfilled). In fact, that last baffle is often adjustable for just that reason.

If you're using a little tiny sump with no baffles, than the height is going to depend on how much water is in the system and how fast the return, and depending on your overflow setup, how much water the return pump is moving.