So I am new to the whole salt water aquarium thing and I am building my own as much as possible (I like to build stuff) and I found these plans for a DIY Protein Skimmer Reef Workshop - DIY Protien Skimmer. For the most part the construction is self explanitory of the main skimmer, but I am not familiar with what he means by a High(er) pressure pump is. As well as where, or how to hook it to this thing when I am finished. I am only building a 26 gallon aquarium so I am thinking this is way more then I need for this build (a larger aquarium may follow this one if all goes well with it). Do you think this is to much for a 26 gallon, or should I go one Ebay or a LFS to get a $50 one? Any help is welcome.
Chris



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You should check to make sure your sump will have enough room for whatever skimmer you end up with too.
. Beckett skimmers need something in the order of 700gph at 8ft of head to work properly. It'll be 100 dollars and 100 watts getting a pump for that baby
. For reference go to the Precision Marine website and look at what pumps they recommend for the Bullett One. Beckett skimmers are great but they're meant for tanks 100g and up. The electricity just isn't worth it for a smaller tank. If you're going to build your own skimmer you'll want to know the advantages and disadvantages of all the different types out there. It's quite a bit of research.

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