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Old 02-04-2008, 09:09 PM
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Hi lance
Check out this thread, according to Doug the tunze skimmer sits inside the tank and looks just like an overflow box

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30063
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Old 02-04-2008, 10:27 PM
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Hi Marie. I checked out the thread you gave, and that is an option. I e-mailed D & D Marine Ent. for more info on the sump-less skimmer, and also placed a thread on reef central. I'll wait a couple of days to see if I can find some answers. Thanks for the help.
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Old 02-05-2008, 05:25 PM
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why not use a hang-on-tank skimmer, on the side instead of the back?
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Old 02-05-2008, 05:35 PM
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are any of the walls against the tank adjacent to a room that could house a sump? You could run a remote sump with pipes going through a wall behind the tank? It'd be nice and quiet too then
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Old 02-06-2008, 07:48 AM
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Deltec MC-500, i'm pretty sure you can hang inside the tank, and it has rather slim dimensions
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Old 02-06-2008, 01:49 PM
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I just bought one of these on Ebay (New in the box.. hopefully arriving this week) for $75.00 and it's supposed to be quite slim on the back of the tank.

Not sure where it fares in the grand scheme of protein skimmers but as a newbie who's getting into this slowly I didn't want to fork out $500 for a megaskimmer!

Let us know what you decide on.
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Old 02-06-2008, 03:08 PM
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if space is an issue and you can't fit a sump into the design then why not go skimmerless just a 25% wc every week will be fine seeing that you only have softies it shouldn't be a problem, although the problem I see is surface gunk when I had a tank without sump the top surface of water was always chalky white I tried everything to rid it but with no success!

If I were you I would do a hang on over flow with a sump on the side of your tank. I would build a shelf/cabinet just to the side of the tank and fit a 33g sump that way the sump is concealed and you can put some stuff on the shelf like a tv or some flowers whatever....
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