Someone with a SRO 3000INT or SRO5000INT measurements please...

I am planning out my sump right now and wanted to know minimum amount of space I would need for a 3000 or 5000 internal skimmer. I see the footprint listing for the skimmers online but obviously it's not those dimensions square since the pump only jets out on one end.

Could someone give me a measurement for the base of their skimmer then the measurement of the pump out from the skimmer body?


Thanks

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I have a SRO 5000 INT. I have it kept in a 18x23 1/2" chamber.
The footprint is pretty much dead on at 18x12x24. You cant reall squeeze anything in that footprint. You need more like 26 inches when you remove the collection cup.

The body is about 9 1/2 diameter.

mine runs in 5 inches of water.

 

Thanks!

 

Tip: SRO's are super temperamental on depth and keeping them at constant depth. The slightest increase causes the collection cup to overflow.

 

Suggestions on maintaining depth?

 

Baffles in your sump.

 

Could it be in the same section of the sump with the drain lines or is it so temperamental that bit should be in its own section of the sump?

 

I was going to put a 5000 in my 75gal sump which is 47.5L x 17.5W inside. Any chance of a 5000 fitting in my 17.5" width or maybe at a slight angle so I don't have to give up the 18" long ways in the sump?

 

While I'm talking SRO's which would you recommend for a 210gal fowl (going to be reef safe fish - no triggers or eels or big eaters) and a 75gal sump. So maybe 250gals or so total.

3000 or 5000?

I think the 5000 might be too big and not skim consistently myself with a reef safe fish load... What do you think and which would you buy?

Thanks

 

ok..
Firstly I feel SRO skimmers with the bubble blaster pumps are definitely good quality. I think their initial ratings are pretty accurate. One might even say you don't really need to go +1 in size if you are not super heavily stocked.

I feel the 3000 will be just fine for your tank. Especially for a small fish load.

I have the 5000. Its rated for I think 400 gallons. My total volume is around 300 gallons. When I first got it up and running I had 2 small triggers, a clown, 4 damsels, royal gamma, and one large torch coral... Very small bio load. The SRO made about 1/2 cup of skimmate in the first week at the get go and then slowed to a crawl. Pretty much what I expected. Now I recently restarted my tank, scrubbed my rock, replaced my sand, and changed my fish load to 2 small clowns, 2 small hippo's, 1 small yellow, 1 medium scopas tang, 2 damsels, 1 pistol shrimp, and one blood shrimp. The skimmer increased skimmate to about 1/4 cup in 3 days. Then I had the vodka OD. It went into overdrive. It pulled out 3/4 cup in a couple days of nasty green think gunk. After the algae bloom its back into an idle mode not pulling much out.

I feel my SRO 5k is hungry.

Now the water level issues.

1. I wouldn't let that water level swing more an an INCH to 1.5". You can run it with your drains a long as its at a constant level.

2. Depth. Depth is critical. Mine will not run in in more than 6 inches of water. Mine is set at 5. The pump isn't even fully submerged. I even have to point the intake down into the water.

3. Maintaining depth. Absolutely baffles/weirs. You can build them to the proper depth which you will lose a lot of water volume. My skimmer compartment is 18". I just built a stand out of pvc fittings and acrylic.. Less than 20 bucks. Works great. I recommend doing exactly that so you still have room for adjustment.

4. evaporation. Dont put the skimmer in the compartment where the water level falls due to evaporation unless you have an ATO. Mine is in that chamber, but I run a gravity fed ATO.

5. Turning pumps off. IF you sump level rises after a pump shuts of for cleaning, feeding, or whatever, just make sure you remove unplug the skimmer or remove the skimmer cup.

I don't want to scare anyone away from this skimmer, but these are musts. From my experience with the SRO 5000 INT. I don't know about other SRO skimmers out there.

Overall, they are great skimmers for the money. I would recommend to anyone if they use it correctly.

Ultimately, I only have experience between the SRO 5000 INT, ASM G1, G1X, and a G2. Thats all I have to go off of. The SRO is my favorite so far. I couldn't compare or recommend anything else.

Google Futurdoc's skimmer thread. Loads of information.

Reality is, everyone will recommend their "favorite" skimmer and tell you how much they love it. At the end of the day, you will have to choose between a hundred different brands or models.