LILBUDDHA
Valuable Member
Is it just me or what ? I have been looking at the skimmer's on the market and noticed any I was remotely interested in had a large footprint.
EG : 9 x 12 , 7 x 15 , 8 x 12 and this one is supposed to save space :tongue:. In a nutshell these were kinda the ones I was looking at and now comes the sump part . I looked at quite a few sumps and the first thing i notice are the drain line going straight to a filter sock . Imho this just causes splashes and excess moisture in the tank cabinet. To makes matter's more tedious they clog so easy it's not funny .The drain and sock holder are so close to the top of the sump it makes me wince . I have to admit I did like 2 sumps I saw that had a drain lines that were partitioned off to a sediment area . It then flowed over into a large filter sock with a emergency overflow if the sock got clogged . This is makes complete sense to me . It was just what the doctored ordered until I saw the skimmer section . Here we go again the skimmer would not fit . I don't plan on going over 85 gallons max on a cube display and I don't want the whole cabinet sucking up all the real estate without a dry area for electrical outlets and controllers .If sump manu see these post please take a look around at today's skimmer footprints . Design one with a sediment area before the sock as it might help with keeping detritus out of the skimmer. Sorry for the rant ,maybe I should just plan on going old school with a HOB , no sump with plenty of real estate for a nice dry cabinet.
EG : 9 x 12 , 7 x 15 , 8 x 12 and this one is supposed to save space :tongue:. In a nutshell these were kinda the ones I was looking at and now comes the sump part . I looked at quite a few sumps and the first thing i notice are the drain line going straight to a filter sock . Imho this just causes splashes and excess moisture in the tank cabinet. To makes matter's more tedious they clog so easy it's not funny .The drain and sock holder are so close to the top of the sump it makes me wince . I have to admit I did like 2 sumps I saw that had a drain lines that were partitioned off to a sediment area . It then flowed over into a large filter sock with a emergency overflow if the sock got clogged . This is makes complete sense to me . It was just what the doctored ordered until I saw the skimmer section . Here we go again the skimmer would not fit . I don't plan on going over 85 gallons max on a cube display and I don't want the whole cabinet sucking up all the real estate without a dry area for electrical outlets and controllers .If sump manu see these post please take a look around at today's skimmer footprints . Design one with a sediment area before the sock as it might help with keeping detritus out of the skimmer. Sorry for the rant ,maybe I should just plan on going old school with a HOB , no sump with plenty of real estate for a nice dry cabinet.
