Ok, so I’m considering building my own protein skimmer. I’ve watched a lot of YouTube, read a lot of articles, and I’m fairly handy so my confidence level in building one is fairly high.
My main concern is tank size. Nearly all of the DIY skimmers I’ve seen are on 30-40 gallon tanks. I have a 90 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump.
For my question, I know I can increase the size of the skimmer, should I also increase the size of my pump? I have a spare 300 gph pump I was considering using, but should I go bigger? I over compensate on most everything when it comes to equipment (I have a 3,000 gph return pump that I’m honestly only using about 1/3 power).
Suggestions appreciated
My main concern is tank size. Nearly all of the DIY skimmers I’ve seen are on 30-40 gallon tanks. I have a 90 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump.
For my question, I know I can increase the size of the skimmer, should I also increase the size of my pump? I have a spare 300 gph pump I was considering using, but should I go bigger? I over compensate on most everything when it comes to equipment (I have a 3,000 gph return pump that I’m honestly only using about 1/3 power).
Suggestions appreciated