Retrofitting a skimmer

[Godfrey]

I have a protein skimmer of unknown manufacture and the pump is going out on it. The pump is a rio 1700 which puts out about 600 gph and has two intake air hoses attached to it. I would like to save some money and just replace the pump as to the body of the skimmer is still good. Question is could I upgrade the pump to a needle wheel design and increase the effectiveness of the skimmer

 

[reg100]

Hi . I'm no expert but it shouldn't matter what pump you use as long as it enough for your tank.

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[Redwolf91]

If you can retrofit it to work it should be fine

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[Godfrey]

So there's no way it would be making to many bubbles

 

[reg100]

Should be fine the more bubbles the better.

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