Thread: pump size to feed water into a recirculating protein skimmer
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Old 07-04-2009, 07:40 AM
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Default Re: pump size to feed water into a recirculating protein skimmer
Your info says you have a 50 gallon tank. Your skimmer should turn over water 4 times or so per hour. So 200 gph will probably do it. Too much flow and you lose contact time and reduce skimming efficiency.

My .02 cents FWIW
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