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Old 10-28-2009, 10:04 PM
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Keep in mind that the skimmer body itself isn't getting any larger. If you put the larger volume pump on it, you will be pushing more water through the skimmer...faster. I don't know what the perfect amount is, but I'm pretty sure there is a flow rate that is simply too much.

At that point, water/air would just be blasting through the skimmer with no time to interract with the air.
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