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Old 11-22-2006, 05:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question HBO Refugium w/ HBO Protein Skimmer?

Before i went to my sump and had the disaster, i used a HBO Refugium from CPR, with good success. Now i want to get a new one and i notice they come with Portein Skimmer. This would be nice as i am trying to limit the items in my tanks, reason i am adding the wave 2k. but i love my HBO Remora. Would hanging the remora on the ref instead of the main tank, have the same performance?Plus i was not a fan of the CPR Bak Pak, and it looks like the same style.

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Old 11-22-2006, 08:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I've never used a HOB fuge, but I'd be worried about adding the weight of the Remora (filled with all that water) to it. Just seems like a lot of weight hanging off something that's already hanging off your tank.
That being said, i'm planning to convert a wet-dry to a sump/fuge and want to be able to hang my Remora on it.
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Old 11-22-2006, 09:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I agree with pisces. I was cleaning my remora yesterday and when its full with water it's heavy, and probably too ackward. The flow from the remora would probably mess your fuge up too.


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What kind of disaster did the sump cause you ? I'd trust a properly installed sump over a HOB anything myself. Only issues I have ever had with a sump was when I used a HOB overflow. to feed the sump. Just curious


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The sump tank sprung a leak. Plus i had a HOB Overflow that was a pain.
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