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					Originally Posted by  dabandit
					 
				 
				heres another pointer setup the feed hose for your skimmer run it into a five gallon bucket and time how long it takes to fill,from that you can calculate your pump size. A little underpowered is good,it lets you adjust flow from the skimmer side because if you turn the valve on the pump side down you'll put strain on the pump due to backpressure and prematurelly burn out your pump 
			
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 Hi Dab, is it a good thing to have a little less flow through the skimmer? And why?