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Is this protein skimmer too big for my tank?
I have a 29 Gallon Aquarium & about about 20 gallons in the sump /refugium. That's about 49 gallons total. Is this skimmer too much for this system? Also, can I run this thing outside of the sump? I don't have any more room in my sump and it wouldn't fit anyway. Can I run this one externally and pump it back in? Thanks!! See skimmer below:
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- fritz3773Lv 48 years agoFavorite Answer
Too big? No such thing! :D As long as you can fit in on the system somewhere it should do fine.
As for running it externally, it appears to be able to be set up in a hang on back type of configuration in one of the pictures (it wasn't mentioned in the description though). It looks like you'd still need room for the pump on the wet side though.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
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