Alright, I am embarrassed to ask this, but I am still trying to figure out the whole protein skimmer in a sump thing. I have made my own sump, with a 3 divider bubble trap. I have followed the instructions from Melev's and other websites From what I understand, water flows from the overflow box or holes drilled in the tank down into the sump section where the protein skimmer is located. The tubing from the overflow dumps the water into that section of the sump and the pump on the protein skimmer sucks up the water and shoots it into the skimmer cone and makes the bubbles which collect in the cup and is the brown grossness which is taken out of the water.
The part that i am having trouble understanding is where does the water come out of the skimmer? and how do I get that water up and over the divider and in through the bubble trap section? Is there a tube which is connected to the out put valve? I never seem to see an output tube/opening which sends the water OUT of the skimmer and into the other sections of the sump? How do you get the output water up and over the divider?
This may seem like a crazy question but I have not seen one in action and haven't seen any videos showing in action so I am having trouble figuring this out.
Thank you in advance. Ii am looking at getting a reef octopus in sump skimmer.
The part that i am having trouble understanding is where does the water come out of the skimmer? and how do I get that water up and over the divider and in through the bubble trap section? Is there a tube which is connected to the out put valve? I never seem to see an output tube/opening which sends the water OUT of the skimmer and into the other sections of the sump? How do you get the output water up and over the divider?
This may seem like a crazy question but I have not seen one in action and haven't seen any videos showing in action so I am having trouble figuring this out.
Thank you in advance. Ii am looking at getting a reef octopus in sump skimmer.