HOB skimmer in a sump?

[dmolavi]

I'm trying to reuse as much of my existing equipment from my 20 in my new 40 build. I will use the 20 as the sump,and was wondering if there is any reason not to use the HOB skimmer I have. It's sized for a 75 (eshopps psk 75) so it would have plenty of capacity given the displacement of the sand and rock, and the sump won't be completely filled.

The only issue I foresee is the intake and output tubes may not be long enough...

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[Ziggy953]

I'm trying to reuse as much of my existing equipment from my 20 in my new 40 build. I will use the 20 as the sump,and was wondering if there is any reason not to use the HOB skimmer I have. It's sized for a 75 (eshopps psk 75) so it would have plenty of capacity given the displacement of the sand and rock, and the sump won't be completely filled.

The only issue I foresee is the intake and output tubes may not be long enough...

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Would you have enough room to hang it on the back of the sump rather than the display?

 

[dmolavi]

Looks like I answered my own question: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2381047

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[dmolavi]

There's enough room behind either, I'm just trying to keep the DT as clutter free as possible.

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