reefbaby
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Hi! I've read quite a bit now on skimming and how to best optimize the amount of protein that you can pull out of the water, but I have a couple of questions...
Have any of you ever plumbed your overflow directly into your skimmer, with all of the water going first through the skimmer before entering the sump?
If I were aiming for about 4000lph through the sump, is this too much strain on the skimmer??
AND
I'm a bit confused the durso standpipes in the overflows. I understand that their main purpose is to reduce the noise of the water coursing down the overflow and into the sump, but doesn't the volume of water in the overflow with a standpipe cause the proteins to get all mixed up again? Is the act of skimming off the top surface of the water then made inefficent?
Am I thinking backwards here?? Sorry if the questions are stupid, I know NOTHING about plumbing, but am trying to learn...
Thanks in advance!
Have any of you ever plumbed your overflow directly into your skimmer, with all of the water going first through the skimmer before entering the sump?
If I were aiming for about 4000lph through the sump, is this too much strain on the skimmer??
AND
I'm a bit confused the durso standpipes in the overflows. I understand that their main purpose is to reduce the noise of the water coursing down the overflow and into the sump, but doesn't the volume of water in the overflow with a standpipe cause the proteins to get all mixed up again? Is the act of skimming off the top surface of the water then made inefficent?
Am I thinking backwards here?? Sorry if the questions are stupid, I know NOTHING about plumbing, but am trying to learn...
Thanks in advance!