Need help protein skimmer

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Well let me introduce myself my name is Alex I'm not so much of an avid reefer but I came along way very hard headed I got into the hobby on ill prove you wrong thing my dad said I couldn't run a saltwater tank efficiently so I had to prove him wrong but since i been doing it I have feel in love with it I have a 65 gallon tank with dry rock and sand the sand was a total bad idea I wanted it to look like the ocean but it stays brown now smh I have a fluval 307 cannister filter which needs to been thrown away ASAP well I lived and I learned and I'm trying to build my sump out of a 20 gallon long I ordered my eshopp 800 hob and my return pump and I am going to get the baffles cut at the glass shop by my house.

I need help on a protein skimmer my cabinet space only has 17 1/2 inches in height any good budget ideas if I would of known all this I would have just bought a complete set up but it's to late for that and my wife lookin at me crazy everytime a bank notification pops up

Thanks
 

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hi ,welcome to the reef...:)
sorry i cannot help w height,but others will come..;)
 

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Well let me introduce myself my name is Alex I'm not so much of an avid reefer but I came along way very hard headed I got into the hobby on ill prove you wrong thing my dad said I couldn't run a saltwater tank efficiently so I had to prove him wrong but since i been doing it I have feel in love with it I have a 65 gallon tank with dry rock and sand the sand was a total bad idea I wanted it to look like the ocean but it stays brown now smh I have a fluval 307 cannister filter which needs to been thrown away ASAP well I lived and I learned and I'm trying to build my sump out of a 20 gallon long I ordered my eshopp 800 hob and my return pump and I am going to get the baffles cut at the glass shop by my house.

I need help on a protein skimmer my cabinet space only has 17 1/2 inches in height any good budget ideas if I would of known all this I would have just bought a complete set up but it's to late for that and my wife lookin at me crazy everytime a bank notification pops up

Thanks
No idea , probably just going to have to do some researching. Thats always best anyways
 

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i think tunze makes a short skimmer,and quaility.. :)
 

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Welcome to R2R! Can't go wrong with a reef octo
 

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