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coreyskylar
01-03-2012, 11:47 PM
I'm building a sump and am wondering what the water height should be in the skimmer chamber. I am going to run a vertex 180 in the sump.
Anyone know what the water height should be?
reefwars
01-03-2012, 11:55 PM
I'm building a sump and am wondering what the water height should be in the skimmer chamber. I am going to run a vertex 180 in the sump.
Anyone know what the water height should be?
i think mine was 8-10" not 100% positive but i think thats what mine was at when i owned it:):)
coreyskylar
01-04-2012, 12:26 AM
The baffle I put in is 17" I guess I'll cut it out and shorten it then.
I run mine at 8-10. My sump water level is probably 12" and I put the skimmer on a shelf. Works great!
SeaHorse_Fanatic
01-04-2012, 02:34 AM
8" to 10" height is standard for most sumps as a skimmer "box" height.
NastayNatron
01-04-2012, 03:58 AM
I wouldn't cut your baffle height down. Use some eggcrate and pvc to build a stand to raise the skimmer to whatever height you want. Here's a picture I found of one as an example.
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff418/NastayNatron/205_sumpskimmer.jpg
I run my IN-280 in 10" of water I believe
Cliff
01-04-2012, 01:02 PM
+1 to the above
I had done the same thing with my vertex IN180
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad226/Cliff_Erhardt/Cliff%20fish%20tank%20pics/90%20gallon%20reef/newsump.jpg
e46er
01-04-2012, 02:18 PM
I run my vertex in180 in 8" water
Agreed - Build a shelf for it to lift it up and you keep extra water volume in your system
coreyskylar
01-04-2012, 11:47 PM
I will only be able to raise the skimmer 6" which will leave the skimmer in 11" of water. Will that be ok or should I cut the baffle down an inch or two?
If you can only raise it that much your going to have to cut it down. But try it first and see.
tough call...
I've ran my 280 in 10" of water since day one, added a higher baffle to my sump wich put it in 11" of water and I like it better now!!
But... you'r better off figuring it out now prior to silicon hitting the baffles..so my opinion doesn't really help the dilema!!!lol
coreyskylar
01-05-2012, 12:30 AM
I already cut out the baffle so I should probably shorten it while I can.
15"of water should be fine I think.
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