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coraline79
Tue, 30th Dec 2008, 01:38 PM
I have a Oct nw200(works great!), in sump model. Would it be terribly difficult to convert it to a recirculating external skimmer or possible at all?

Reason i am asking is it is huge!!!! It's almost as big as my 19 month old daughter!!! Because of this it only fits in the return chamber of the sump, and requires the water level to be at a point where it overflows when the power is shut down. It only puts maybe 1 gallon of water on the floor, but I have to drain water out of the sump in order to turn the power off.

If you have any idea other than altering the skimmer let me know.

Thanks!

swjim
Wed, 31st Dec 2008, 10:34 AM
I'm not sure about converting the skimmer but could you drill the sump near the top, install a bulkhead and connect a drain line into a container large enough to handle the overflow?