question about direct feeding skimmer...

[flipteg]

i have a recirculating skimmer on my 30 gallon system... i am using a hang on overflow and i'm running around 40-60 gph flow between the main tank and the sump/refugium...

right now, i have a 1.25" flexible tube connected from the overflow box to the sump... i was wondering if it's safe to put a 1.25" - to - 0.5" adapter to feed 100% of the water coming from the overflow directly to the skimmer...

[WarrenG]

I have direct feed from sump overflow to a mag pump that pushes the water into the skimmer. Right before the pump is a kent venturi for air intake.

I don't understand why some people have huge flow rates through their sump? Enough for the skimmer is plenty for heaters, etc.

[mg426]

I direct feed my skimmer from my overflow. I just put a ball valve after a tee and it works very well for me.

[bkoz]

Heres a pic of how I did mine.

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[flipteg]

bkoz, with that setup in the picture, do you have any problems with gurgling, surges, or other noises in the tubes going to the skimmer...? thanks everyone...

[bkoz]

Nope, actually my skimmer is very quiet. Im running 400 gph into my overflow and id say half goes through the skimmer.

[mg426]

That is pretty much how I did mine. It works very well for me.