Fishie February 20, 2014 February 20, 2014 I am looking to get a skimmer with a swabbie but the height of everything should be less than 22" the swabbie needs 2.75" above the lid so I guess I need a skimmer that's about 19" in height upto the lid. currently have an ATB 840 (awesome skimmer) but I don't have room to add the swabbie since the skimmer is 21" tank is 135g sump is 50g thanks !
Origami February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014 Remember, you also need to consider the room that you may need to remove the cup from the skimmer with the Swabbie attached. If the Swabbie extends below the bottom of the neck, it adds to the room needed. I really like having a Swabbie on my skimmer. Most of the time, I just open the valve on the bottom of my collection cup to drain the skimmate and that's it. Every once in a while, I'll pull the cup to give it a good rinse, but not nearly as often as I once did, because the Swabbie keeps the inside of the neck clean.
Fishie February 21, 2014 Author February 21, 2014 because my sump is separate ..I just need to lift the lid off the cabinet and I have all the room to take it out...only problem is with the sump cabinet lid down...that when my room is less.
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