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I'm setting up my first saltwater tank and picked up a Somatic 60 skimmer for the sump. The set up call for the water height to be 6" - 9". Does that mean from the base of the skimmer the height the water in that section of the sump must be?
My sump, 28 gallon glass tank, 18" high, which I bought used, has a 3 sections. The first section has a wall that is 14" high. The middle section is separated from the pump section by a bubble trap (I think that's what it's called) the first wall of which has holes in it. Right now the first row of holes is about 12" above the floor of the sump. If 9" is the highest the water height can be for the Somatic I could drill a new set of holes at that height, or lower. I can't put the skimmer on anything to raise it because there is not enough room in the cabinet.
Have I got the water height definition correct? Would drilling a row of holes lower down on the bubble trap wall work to bring the level down?
Thank you,
Joe
My sump, 28 gallon glass tank, 18" high, which I bought used, has a 3 sections. The first section has a wall that is 14" high. The middle section is separated from the pump section by a bubble trap (I think that's what it's called) the first wall of which has holes in it. Right now the first row of holes is about 12" above the floor of the sump. If 9" is the highest the water height can be for the Somatic I could drill a new set of holes at that height, or lower. I can't put the skimmer on anything to raise it because there is not enough room in the cabinet.
Have I got the water height definition correct? Would drilling a row of holes lower down on the bubble trap wall work to bring the level down?
Thank you,
Joe