I have a 36 gallon bowfront saltwater tank and my old Tunze protein skimmer died so I am pulling out my very large Reef Octopus 1000 and was going to hang it off the side of the tank instead of the back.
Is this safe to hang off the side? My lighting mounts won't let me hang it off the back. It is a fairly large and heavy Protein skimmer is probably overkill for my tank (it looks enormous hanging there) but until I find something else it is the only option and I want to take my time finding a replacement.
Let me know your thoughts on whether there are weight concerns hanging a (fairly heavy) protein skimmer off the side instead of the back.
Here is an old picture of it hanging off the back but I cant do this setup anymore. Those lights are now mounted to the aquarium, the aquarium is lidless and the protein skimmer wont fit in back it will only fit off the side.
Is this safe to hang off the side? My lighting mounts won't let me hang it off the back. It is a fairly large and heavy Protein skimmer is probably overkill for my tank (it looks enormous hanging there) but until I find something else it is the only option and I want to take my time finding a replacement.
Let me know your thoughts on whether there are weight concerns hanging a (fairly heavy) protein skimmer off the side instead of the back.
Here is an old picture of it hanging off the back but I cant do this setup anymore. Those lights are now mounted to the aquarium, the aquarium is lidless and the protein skimmer wont fit in back it will only fit off the side.