does this skimmer go directly in your fish tank or does it have to go in a sump
589038
It has to go in a sump, and it's very tall so make sure there's enough height in the cabinet.
589039
it is a setup to be placed into your sump. I had mine sitting on the outside with only the pump inside and it did not perform very well. Now I have it inside the sump and it has been working GREAT.Thanks,
589040
It is an in sump skimmer. It works OK once you get it dialed in. Over all, but bad for the price, but you do have to toy with it.
589041
As is...it needs to be in the sump. However, you can make it an external pump by elevating the skimmer itself, and hanging the pump over the edge of the tank in the water.
1274171
Yes, I do not have a skimmer either. It connects to the intake side! Works great!
1518282
I'm not sure, I just plug it into the return fitting where the skimmer basket is located. You need to keep the debris basket emptied next to your pump however.
1287671
I find the skimmer works best with water level half way up at minimum. I am running 1hp Hayward Superpump which seems to need additional water.
201606
Hi Tina - It just hooks onto the back of your aquarium with the tube towards the front so it and the lip where the water runs back into the tank will be on the inside of the tank and the tube will be submerged in the water. The rest of the unit will sit behind the aquarium. It works great! Hope that helps!
444723
Yes, except the skimmer sits outside the edge of the pond. You have to dig outside the edge of the pond. The water level sits an inch our so below the very top of the opening in the front. You cut a hole in your liner and attach the liner around the skimmer intake. This allows the skimmer to sit outside the pond.
1455165
Yes, I submerge in 75% in the sump, I T of the return pump for input, it work nicely with the GFO media and my 100 gal reef tank water clear no algae.
1074263
any type of air pump will work but depending on what size skimmer you are getting you will need to deal with the water pressure, so i would recommend a decently strong air pump, some people suggest using 2 air pumps but i only have a Tetra whisper for 40 gal and it works fine.
842928
It needs to be.img about.7 inches of water in a sump with good baffles .it takes about there days to break in . It for sure will not hang over the back . You also need a good bio load to keep it happy and not filling your tank with micro bubbles
1647839
It hooks into the suction hose. Cut suction hose about 2 ft from skimmer add device to short hose and then connect rest of hose
2152133
There is a small skimmer but it does not work very well. I had to go out and buy a new one and a new vacuum. I do not recommend this product.
635991
From my understanding it has to be hooked up to your out going water which would be the skimmer but send it back mine is in the trash it does not go on sides of the walls it goes around your pool but only makes noise does not pick up I should have sent it back the best way to clean a pool is with the manual cleaning with poke and brush but if u don't have a skimmer u can't suck up the dirt
1469649
I would say that you want to put it into the side where the water is being pumped into - if there is room. I use it in my system in a 20 gallon sump placing it in the filter sock where the water can pass over and through it. If you don't have the room, that packet is pretty much a waste of time.
2241826
Yes you can.. you are able to use this skimmer in sump, that will increase the your aquarium volume option up to 150gal.
564596
The skimmer has brackets that will attatch to the ultra fram as well as the inflatable top pools. Does a very good job. I would do it again. We've had ours running since June 2013.
403374
It's got a weighted end and a dispenser end.. The dispenser end is the one that rotates to let the feed out. You just need to either keep on top of aquarium and make sure the feeder end has an opening on the aquarium top for it to go in OR there is a mechanism to mount it from the inside also. I just keep it on the top.
631188
Yes. I just pull mine back about a foot or so so it doesn't get sucked into the skimmer.